…can actually use in patient care. Maybe they should, but currently they don’t. Without industry collaboration, medical progress would remain entirely theoretical. Recently, industry relations with doctors have come…

…in the future. As past SAS President Chun-Kun Park, MD, PhD said: “Such changes are likely to have an impact on the reimbursement policy quite a bit even in…

…timely feedback to authors. We’d like to take a moment to thank our Editorial Board for their extremely limited time and very nearly unlimited expertise: Editor-in-Chief: Hansen Yuan, MD,…

…vs. endoscopic surgery Debates on endoscopic vs. minimally invasive Concurrent sessions to offer something for everyone View the schedule. Early-bird pricing ends Jan. 6, 2020. Exhibit space is still…

…fellowship in spinal endoscopic surgery and is currently the clinical director of the minimally invasive spine surgery department at the Instituto de Patologia de Coluna in Brazil and an…

…break on the Exhibit Floor (thank you, exhibitors!) was followed by the Adult Deformity Spine Section, moderated by Hee Kit Wong and Izzy Lieberman. Neel Anand took the stage…

…code (for non-coverage?) 22551 through an egregious insurer attempt to redefine cervical arthrodesis, effectively removing spine surgeon choice and altering best practice without clinical evidence. Currently, spine surgeons are…

ISASS Policy Statement – Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion (July 2016) Updated July 5, 2016 (This supplements the ISASS Policy Statement – Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion (2014)) A…

…accurately capture physician work involved in providing the services. Previously established changes include: For an outpatient visit with an established patient, a provider can record only what has changed…

…response times (24 hours for urgent care, 48 hours for nonurgent care). Allow adverse determinations only by a physician licensed in the state and of the same specialty that…