…joint pain; AND A thorough physical examination demonstrates localized tenderness with palpation over the sacral sulcus (Fortin’s point) in the absence of tenderness of similar severity elsewhere; AND There…
Read More…Wiltse Award for his lifetime contributions to Spinal Surgery from the North American Spine Society (NASS). 1693489042:11 11 page-detail-members.php default no-repeat;center top;; auto 1/1 image 1/4 https://www.isass.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/NBS_Frank.Phillips-5.19.17×005-rt-M.jpg center Frank…
Read More…access to their medical records. Under the final rule, hospitals, CAHs, and HHAs would be required to create: New discharge planning requirements, as mandated by the IMPACT act for…
Read More…committee will meet virtually – via conference calls and web broadcasts – so the time commitment is minimal. Over time, we hope to develop surgeons who are willing to…
Read MoreLuiz Pimenta, MD, PhD, Brazil Past President 2013-2014 Luiz Pimenta, born in 1947, completed all of his education in his homeland, Brazil. He had graduated in Medicine at the…
Read More…June 27, 2015. Address comments to: Olatokunbo Awodele, M.D., MPH WPS Medicare 3333 Farnam Street Omaha, NE 68131 Email comments to: policycomments@wpsic.com WPS Proposed Non-Coverage Determination: http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/lcd-details.aspx?LCDId=35993&ContrId=268 1456958179:3 3…
Read More…by the federal government to states, tribes, and other jurisdictions in the coming months. Experts praised the news as a welcome endorsement of the importance of rapid and widely…
Read MoreISASS Submits Request for New Diagnostic Codes for Low Back Pain On December 2, 2022, ISASS submitted a request to the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee for new ICD-10…
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Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the finalization of a new framework for MIPS participation for the 2021 performance period. The goal of this new framework…
Read More…definition of Endoscopic Decompression procedures at CPT, and the development of emerging spine surgery technology that are the foundation of ISASS’ commitment to new technology development. Other critical issues…
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