…having BVN ablation; at 5 years, 4/100 had received an injection in the prior 12 months and only one had an injection in the region of the BVN ablation….

…predominant back pain or facetogenic issues may benefit from stabilization. Interlaminar stabilization after direct decompression is a non-fusion surgical option that can provide the additional stability over decompression alone…

News and noteworthy information for February: NGS Issues Final LCD on MIS SIJ Fusion Califf Confirmed as FDA Commissioner FDA Looks to Bring Payers to the Table at Device…

…for lumbar fusion surgery should undergo provocative discography, in order to establish a connection between the disk degeneration seen on imaging and the back pain reported by the patient….

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…threshold for compliance actions as bases for CMS denying a new application or a service area expansion application. Network Adequacy To strengthen its application standards and oversight, CMS is…

…patients, addressing areas such as conditions of participation, supervision requirements, licensure requirements, addressing disparities in reimbursement between physicians and non-physicians,and other issues. Streamlining the approval, coverage, and coding process…

…swabs transported in viral media and dry nasal swabs, in a New York City academic institution .https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.11.089896 Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA authorizes first diagnostic test using at-home collection of…

News and noteworthy information for January: 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Correction Notice CGS Finalizes LCD for MIS SIJ Fusion FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Public Notification of Medical Device…

…S, Nelson R, Langdon I, Metcalf N, Robertson JT: Influence of an artificial cervical joint compared with fusion on adjacent-level motion in the treatment of degenerative cervical disc disease….

News and noteworthy information for September: New FDA Commissioner Nominated FDA Establishes Patient Engagement Advisory Committee on Medical Devices ICD-10 News Medicare Administrative Contractor News Physician Quality Reporting System…

…Oct. 3, 2019. In that Executive Order, President Trump issued an Executive Order on “Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nation’s Seniors.” While the Executive Order does not provide…