…adjustment authority” with the purpose “to reimburse hospitals for their acquisition costs accurately.” Based on the results of this survey of hospital acquisition costs for 340B drugs, CMS is…

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…defense and non-defense spending. The bill also addresses an impending spike in Medicare Part B premiums for some seniors. The cost will be offset in part by implementing site-neutral…

…months; SI joint pain has continued for a minimum of six months; All other diagnoses that could be causing the patient’s pain have been ruled out; Within one month…

…information and resources from the AMA. https://bit.ly/2TiBjSb. https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/10-tips-prepare-your-practice-em-office-visit-changes https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/em-prep-your-house-practice-checklist-2021-transition https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/implementing-cpt-evaluation-and-management-em-revisions In addition, CMS has…

…presentations and summary documents. Please see the following links for more information and resources from the AMA: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2019-06/cpt-office-prolonged-svs-code-changes.pdf https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/em-prep-your-house-practice-checklist-2021-transition…

…with the release of this second interim final rule, CMS has launced a website (https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises) dedicated to the No Surprises Act. Additional information will be posted on the website…

…Quan et al. reported that the majority of patients with the BRYAN disc continued to have favorable results.24 Burkus et al. reported at 36 and 60 months the arthroplasty…

…to discuss the anticompetitive effects that the proposed mergers would likely have on the nation’s physicians. Access more information at the following link: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/2015/2015-09-08-analysis-anthem-cigna-aetna-humana-mergers.page Antitrust In Medicine Morgan Lorio,…

…neurological deficits in this patient population may produce permanent functional deficits. The present recommendations state that adult patients with degenerative scoliosis who present with loss of function require 3…

…events at 24 months.51 The authors also reported that the mean range of motion returned to approximated pretreatment levels (12.2° vs 11.1°) by 24 months.51 Similarly, Thomas et al….

…In some studies, the first site can have IRB approval and begin treating patients before other sites even submit to an IRB. If CMS requires the completion of all…