ISASS Requests Updated Diagnosis Codes for Spine Surgery Patients On March 10, 2023, ISASS participated in a public forum to request new International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10),…

…1, 2023, to members of the US Congress urging them to vote against legislation introduced in May 2023 under the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act….

…RVU of 27.13, which ISASS agrees with for appropriate payment. Comments are due on September 11, 2023. To read the full rule see here: 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule…

…specialties take effect on January 1, 2018 as a result of the CPT Editorial Panel process. The American Medical Association (AMA) is responsible for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and…

…22846, and 22847 with 22853 and 22854 effective April 1, 2017. We again wrote to NCCI and CMS on February 13, 2017 further opposing implementation of these edits and…

…those areas. CMS is making this proposal based on previous stakeholder feedback that indicate unique challenges and higher costs for providing for DMEPOS items for beneficiaries in rural and…

Code changes for all medical specialties take effect on January 1, 2018 as a result of the CPT Editorial Panel process. The American Medical Association (AMA) is responsible for…

…clinics. Up to $1 billion may be used to cover costs of testing for the uninsured. President Trump announced that he would sign the legislation as passed in the…

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U.S. Senate Approves Biden Administration Nominee as CMS Administrator On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to run U.S. health insurance programs, putting…

…drawbacks of big data in spine surgery, the cost-effectiveness of image guidance, how to advise patients with preoperative lower extremity weakness caused by lumbar pathology, patient satisfaction after spine…

New Administration Releases Health Care–Related Initiatives and Executive Actions On January 22, 2021, President Joe Biden and his administration unveiled several executive orders and memoranda. Executive Orders signed January…