For the first time, the federal government has made public chargemaster data for the 100 most common Medicare inpatient diagnostic related groups or DRGs. The data show that hospital…

…Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The letter was addressed to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and also went to chairs and ranking members of the House Ways and…

Medicare announced on March 1, 2019, that 800 hospitals will be paid less by Medicare this year because of high rates of infections and patient injuries. The number is…

…expected throughout the FY 2020 budget cycle. Read the budget repot here: Fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget Read the HHS brief here: Budget Brief 1556723660:6 6 default 1 1…

…to increase the outlier threshold amount from $9,402 for FY 2019 to $9,935 for FY 2020, which would have the effect of decreasing aggregate payments by approximately 0.2%. The…

…CMS proposed in the July 2019 Proposed Rule, the final rule announced the adoption of the AMA Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) recommended values for the…

…RVU of 20.00. While we are proposing the RUC-recommended work RVU, we are soliciting public comment on whether an alternative valuation of 20.00 would be more appropriate. This alternative…

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…corrective action plan, and imposing civil monetary penalties), and a process for hospitals to appeal these penalties. CMS is finalizing that these policies would be effective January 1, 2021….

…produced at the Society’s official Journal, the International Journal of Spine Surgery, at ijssurgery.com. ISASS17 Cadaver Lab Saturday, April 15, 2017 Cadaver Lab attendees will begin hands-on learning on…

ISASS is an active participant in several AMA bodies through its seat on the AMA House of Delegates: AMA CPT Editorial Panel AMA/Multi-Specialty Relativity Update Committee (RUC) AMA Federal…

…use of personal data is legal in South Korea and proved effective in combating the virus, it also raised significant privacy concerns. The country’s National Human Rights Commission and…