…generally accepted scientific principles and methods, and will not promote the commercial interests of the company If providing recommendations involving clinical medicine, all recommendations should be based on evidence…

…addressed the sundowning of several Category III codes. Category III codes are archived five years from the date of initial publication or extension unless a modification of the archival…

Continuing ISASS advocacy efforts on minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion (MIS SIJ fusion), ISASS sent a letter to the eight Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and more than 55 commercial…

…procedure and all relevant literature in order to develop a comprehensive coverage policy. The ISASS comment letter was submitted on June 17 and ISASS subsequently sent an advocacy action…

…our re-launch. In addition to being the official medical journal of ISASS, the International Journal of Spine Surgery is now the official journal of the International Intradiscal Therapy Society,…

To all ISASS New York Colleagues, Legislation is pending in NY that will require out-of-network reimbursement rates to be tied to properly established UCR rate calculations (as opposed to…

ISASS staff participated in a conference call conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) in which the SRG Repeal Legislation was discussed. We felt ISASS members would want to…

Physician Group Asks for Updates to Federal Health Care Antitrust Enforcement In a response to a Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission joint request for information on…

SAS/ISASS would like to alert you to the US House of Representatives passage of the Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 related to Medicare and Tricare payments:…

…care, and payers appear to be using a host of confusing tactics and inconsistent strategies to delay or deny spine surgery-related care. Such actions cannot go unchallenged. As spine…

…local thought leaders in DIA’s unique educational and networking events, where they will be able to exchange professional experiences,” says Marie Dray, President, DIA Board of Directors. “We are…

…The chapter facilitates all aspects of the meeting; financial, logistics and advertising. Official language is that of the region. Regional Meeting: Focused on local or regional members, however includes…