ISASS Comments on the 2021 Final Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Rule On December 2, 2020, CMS finalized policy changes for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and…

Read the Winter 2021 issue of “Vertebral Columns” Vertebral Columns continues to focus on topics relevant to your clinical practice as a spine surgeon. This issue highlights the benefits…

CMS Releases 2021 Final Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Rule On December 2, CMS finalized policy changes for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center…

Read the Spring 2021 issue of “Vertebral Columns” Vertebral Columns continues to focus on topics relevant to your clinical practice as a spine surgeon. This issue highlights the benefits…

…option. The ISASS21 Annual Conference is an opportunity to present your research on all topics relating to the management of spinal disorders from basic science to outcomes. Abstracts may…

CMS Extends MIPS Deadline to February 2021 To further support clinicians during the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS is extending the 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and…

…and address the issues involved with all aspects of basic and clinical science of motion preservation, stabilization, innovative technologies, MIS procedures, biologics and other fundamental topics to restore and…

CMS Releases 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule On April 27, 2021, CMS issued a proposed rule (CMS-1752-P) for inpatient and long-term care hospitals that builds on the…

U.S. Congress Passes COVID-19 Relief Package Including Significant Provisions for Physician Practices On December 22, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a comprehensive omnibus…

…also found a decrease in work-life integration (46.1% in 2020 to 30.2% in 2021) and a modest increase in depression scores (49.5% in 2020 to 52.5% in 2021), suggesting…

CMS Responds to Request for Delay of Prior Authorization of Cervical Fusion Procedures In a letter dated June 3, 2021, CMS’ Director of Provider Compliance, Connie Leonard responded to…

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