…healthcare system by annually publishing the financial relationships that physicians and teaching hospitals (known as “covered recipients”) have with applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs). CMS continues to…

…House of Delegates (HOD) in 2014. The HOD is the legislative and policy-making body of the AMA and includes over 500 voting delegates selected by their member organizations to…

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…deregulation priorities. If you have specific suggestions for ways to decrease regulatory burden on your practice, please email your ideas to ISASS (liz@isass.org) so they can be included in…

…form: All annual meeting submissions must be submitted to Melissa Franz (Melissa@isass.org) by September 15, 2017 for the ISASS18 meeting. 1502206543:1 1 default default 1…

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…from biomechanics to minimally invasive techniques, from research to advocacy. Our goal is to be an organization that represents all spine surgeons and advocates on their behalf. We have…

…al. Sagittal alignment as a predictor of clinical adjacent segment pathology requiring surgery after anterior cervical arthrodesis. Spine J. 2014 Jul 1; 14(7): 1228-34. Oliver et al. Organ donation,…

…International Advocates for Spine Patients (IASP), ISASS’ sister organization and patient advocacy arm. Great job, runners and thank you to our 5K sponsors, Aesculap and Spine Wave (Platinum), Zyga…

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…organization in the United States created and governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, Washington D.C. and five U.S. territories. NAIC is currently working to update…

ISASS joined physician organizations representing both national specialty medical societies and state medical societies in signing on to an AMA letter to Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX) in support of…