…fondly on his tenure with ISASS as well as the entire ISASS community. “I am proud of the stature of ISASS and what it has brought to the spine…

…spine patients from two community spine practices. See Figures 3 and 4.   Figure 3 Multi-Study Comparison of Functional Improvement – Comparison of mean ODI over time for the…

…Califf Confirmation as FDA Commissioner Garners Opposition CMS Announces 2015 PQRS Data Submission Deadlines CMS Updates Open Payments Data and Adds New Features to Website EHR Incentive Programs EHR…

…Money Order First, obtain and complete the applicable sections on a ISASS Application form. Applications can be downloaded here in PDF format: Download ISASS Application Form Having problems opening…

…patients, physicians spend 52.9% of the time on direct clinical face time and 37% on EHR and desk for. In addition, outside of the office, physicians spend another one…

…clinicians across the country. Along with the final rule, CMS also announced a new Quality Payment Program website, which explains the new program and helps clinicians easily identify the…

…task, especially in the very complex field of spine surgery. New treatments are always under development. Dr. Bertagnoli believes that for the best outcome, research and any standard medical…

…$15.4 Billion Annually to Report Quality Measures A recent study in Health Affairs examines the amount of time U.S. physician practices spend dealing with the reporting of quality measures….

…research, providing about 10,000 new and competing NIH grants.   Senate HELP Committee Action On February 9, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) advanced its…

…expanded problem focused examination; and medical decision making of low complexity) for a presenting problem of low to moderate complexity. Lower level visits like a 99212 require less time…

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