…at least 6 months of conservative treatment Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire score of at least 20/50 (40%) (Interpreted as moderate/severe disability) Psychosocially, mentally and physically able to…

…clinical trial (INSITE, n=148)19 with an embedded cost-utility analysis39 A European multicenter, randomized clinical trial (iMIA, n=103, in press18) A US prospective multicenter single-arm clinical trial (n=172) with 24-month…

…(http://connect.bcbsnc.com/lets-talk-cost-2013/the-cost-problem/). This site is troubling for several reasons: First, although the website touches upon the very real problem of unsustainable increases in the overall cost of healthcare and enumerates…

…health problems experienced by the populations of developed nations. They cause prolonged suffering and diminished quality-of-life to the patients, resulting in enormous losses of productivity and substantial costs for…

…FUSION FOR DEGENERATIVE DISEASE, 1-3 LEVELS EPISODE-BASED COST MEASURE The episode-based cost measures under development for potential use in the Quality Payment Program evaluate a clinician’s cost for the…

…for cTDR devices in the US, Prestige ST5 (Medtronic- 541 patients, 32 sites) (2007), Prodisc-C6 (Depuy Synthes- 209 patients, 13 sites) (2008) and Bryan Disc7 (Medtronic- 463 patients, 30…

…(PCS) improved by 12.5 points in the surgery group vs. 1.3 points in the NSM group at 6 months. All values were highly statistically significant (p<.001). After 12 months,…

…are based on weak scientific evidence. View the Draft Guidelines: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=CDC-2015-0112-0002 Submit a Comment to the CDC: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/12/14/2015-31375/proposed-2016-guideline-for-prescribing-opioids-for-chronic-pain#open-comment More Information from the CDC on Prescribing Opioids:…

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…loss ratio reporting, special requirements during disasters or public emergencies, and the use of pharmacy price concessions to reduce beneficiary out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs under Part D. This…

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…stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, all of which are treated surgically. The cost of conservative care in the patients diagnosed with SI joint disorders is substantial. Ackerman et al., using…