…our surgeon members, the statement will be of good use. Track the Institute of Medicine’s priority list of treatments and medicines for Comparative Effectiveness Research, specific to spine health….

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…practice, and also is an assistant clinical professor at East Tennessee State University. A graduate of Louisiana State University, Dr. Lorio completed his general surgical internship and orthopedic residency…

Luiz Pimenta, MD, PhD, Brazil Past President 2013-2014 Luiz Pimenta, born in 1947, completed all of his education in his homeland, Brazil. He had graduated in Medicine at the…

…a multidisciplinary network. And when surgery is required, he is able to perform the full spectrum of spinal procedures, from minimally invasive microsurgical techniques to complex anterior and posterior…

…– Spine-health.com article Degenerative Disc Disease Video – Spine-health.com In this ISASS Guide for Patients: Common Spinal Conditions Non-Surgical Spine Treatments Surgical Spine Treatments Content provided by: Spine-health ©…

…policy would reduce beneficiary out-of-pocket costs and improve price transparency and market competition in the Part D program. Marketing and Communications Oversight CMS is proposing changes to marketing and…

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…the closure, even if different aspects of the procedure are performed by more than one surgeon. To complete the online survey, click here -> SURVEY Please complete the survey…

ISASS Submits Request for New Diagnostic Codes for Low Back Pain On December 2, 2022, ISASS submitted a request to the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee for new ICD-10…

…the management of the condition is unusually complex due to comorbidities ongoing communication and care coordination between relevant practitioners furnishing care; first 30 minutes provided personally by a physician…

…is performed in the office setting. ISASS agrees with this concern and plans to submit comments agreeing with CMS and opposing non-facility (office-based) setting payment for 27279. In addition,…