…scientific and educational content from commercial and other considerations and to comply with evolving rules and guidelines for continuing medical education. Medical Education Companies: ISASS has designated The Learning…

…with respect to superiority. If CMS nonetheless elects to change this requirement, we respectfully recommend that CMS develop a dual process with respect to study design. In a future…

…of discectomy over chemonucleolysis, which also suggests that discectomy is more effective than placebo.36   Endoscopic versus open discectomy Endoscopic discectomy is a minimally invasive technique designed to reduce…

Medicare 2025 Inpatient Final Rule The Medicare 2025 Inpatient Final Rule was released on August 1, 2024. ISASS made significant comments to the proposed rule. Here is how those…

…applied statistics in biology, with a second degree in anatomy and organogenisis in 1986. Also completed in 1986 was a Master’s equivalent in Human Biology with emphasis in anatomy….

…Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery at UCSF) and corroborated by published ovine research by Hoopes, PJ, et.al.25].   Published Literature Becker, et al Pilot Study 26 Single-arm, open-label, first-in-human pilot…

…in designing. In addition to the kickback allegations, the civil settlement with the United States resolves allegations relating to two intersecting Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs,…

…SI joint pain is the primary (or only) diagnosis, the physician should ensure that non-SIJ causes of pelvic or lower back pain are ruled out on the basis of…

…the severity or frequency of reporting of a known event, new product-product interactions, device malfunctions or patient injuries potentially related to improper device use or design, or a reduction…

…the website seems designed to perpetuate a simplistic and misleading viewpoint that the resources used to routinely improve the lives of patients do nothing other than add burden to…

…has an artificial annular (polyethylene weave) and nuclear (viscoelastic polyurethane core) component to better mimic the natural human intervertebral disc and range of motion.50 Reyes-Sanchez et al. demonstrated improved…

…core) component to better mimic the natural human intervertebral disc and range of motion.50 Reyes-Sanchez et al. demonstrated improved NDI score, neck/arm pain, and PCS of SF-36 with no…