…the IDR entity to examine whether the qualifying payment amount is “materially different” from the appropriate out-of-network rate (hence the vacatur of the material difference definition; if the IDR…

…FDA’s release on the recall and warning letters included a statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, indicating an increase in the agency’s oversight of cell-based regenerative medicine. FDA…

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…ever the need for a renewed national commitment to bolster the physicians and other health professionals who have worked so tirelessly to save countless lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.”…

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Report Finds 1 in 5 Physicians Plan to Quit or Reduce Practice in Next Two Years A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovation, Quality & Outcomes found that…

…decision also upholds funding for dedicated research on the comparative effectiveness of drugs and other treatments, including surgeries, and we will be vigilant to ensure that the findings of…

…where he was promoted with “Distinction.” He earned membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society and graduated with honors in 1987. He completed a year of Surgical…

…by misaligned incentives is simply inflammatory rhetoric. We as spine surgeons welcome comparative effectiveness research that provides decision support tools for the best treatment options for our patients, so…

…the ISASS Board,” Dr. Coric said. “I have dedicated my career to enhancing quality treatment options for spine patients through research and superior clinical care; I am fully dedicated…

…the fifth straight time. The penalties pit hospitals against one another in a race to prevent the most infections, blood clots, cases of sepsis, bedsores, hip fractures and other…

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…