CMS Extends 2022 MIPS EUC Deadline to March 3 On December 29, 2022, as a result of medical associations’ (including ISASS’s) advocacy and outreach, CMS has extended the deadline…
Read More2023 Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, Asia-Pacific Section Click here for the official ISASS AP 2023 Website 1701976709:11 11 default…
Read More…advocate against Medicare physician payment cuts in 2024 by sharing this information. If you feel comfortable, you can share de-identified score and corresponding payment adjustment information. This will inform…
Read More…Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after January 1, 2017. The PFS pays for services furnished by physicians and other practitioners in all sites of service. These services…
Read More…legislative proposals intended to promote value-based care that are not expected to have a budget impact include the following: Consolidation of four existing inpatient hospital quality programs (the Hospital…
Read More…in order to evaluate the resources used to treat patients. The ISASS Payment Models Subcommittee analyzed CMS’ proposal and provided comments to CMS on ways to improve the framework….
Read More…2014 value was and is inappropriate and inaccurately based on a flawed comparison to a discectomy procedure (CPT code 62287, Decompression procedure, percutaneous, of nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disc,…
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Read More…by e-mail at QPP@cms.hhs.gov. default default #ffffff 1 1 position-statement-on-cervical-and-lumbar-disc-replacements-2019 position-statement-on-cervical-and-lumbar-disc-replacements-2019-5 invasive-sacroiliac-joint-fusion invasive-sacroiliac-joint-fusion-6 isass-comments-on-2021-medicare-outpatient-prospective-payment-system-ambulatory-surgical-center-opps-asc-proposed-rule…
Read More…immediately. For more information on the new codes, please visit the AMA CPT Website. default default #ffffff 1 1 position-statement-on-cervical-and-lumbar-disc-replacements-2019 position-statement-on-cervical-and-lumbar-disc-replacements-2019-5 invasive-sacroiliac-joint-fusion invasive-sacroiliac-joint-fusion-6 policyoct 2020-07-08 2020-08-05 3185 1602017609:8 8…
Read More…all sites of service. These services include, but are not limited to, office visits, surgical procedures, diagnostic tests, therapy services, and specified preventive services. In addition to physicians, payment…
Read More…distinction open vs. MIS PLF 22600 (-8%) No distinction open vs. MIS Decompression / discectomy 63040 (-9%) No distinction open vs. MIS Cervical disc replacement 22856 (-9%) No distinction…
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