…spreadsheet for a comprehensive comparison of RVUs and reimbursements of spine procedures from the 2017 final rule to the 2018 proposed rule. CMS addresses the following issues relevant to…

…after spine surgery, and physician unionization. Download the full issue here OR view below.   default 1 1 2020-01-25 default #ffffff {{unknown}} vertebral-columns-spring-2020-2 vertebral-columns-winter2021 vertebral-columns-winter2021-vertebral-columns-winter-2021 1 3571 7 1631046658:7…

…from the Medicare “Inpatient Only” list. The letter is copied below and is also available in PDF format. Download PDF Version >>   April 20, 2012 John McInnes, MD,…

…the solution we are using to help in our practice click here. We have no financial conflict of interest with the solution. Sincerely, Dr. Pierce Nunley Dr. John Small…

…Summary of CPT Editorial Panel Actions   (Copyright 2016, American Medical Association, All rights Reserved CPT Is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association) 1457966802:3 3 default 1…

…relevancy to the actual rates paid by insurance companies. Hospitals are already required to report these negotiated rates as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to promote price transparency,…

…a “community pass” which allows the members unlimited access to ALL articles. The pass is renewable and allows members to download full PDFs of articles. Spine Fusion’s Line in…

…use of platelet rich plasma to manage discogenic pain. Download the full issue here OR view below. default 1 1 2020-01-25 default #ffffff {{unknown}} vertebral-columns-spring-2020-2 vertebral-columns-winter2021 vertebral-columns-winter2021-vertebral-columns-winter-2021 vertebral-columns-spring-2021 vertebral-columns-spring-2021-2…

Read the Summer 2020 issue of “Vertebral Columns” This edition includes the following: Editorial: Inappropriate Denial of Spine Surgery Claims: Implications for Patients, Physicians & Payers Complications: Identifying the…

…by the CPT Editorial Panel, they go before the Relative Value Update Committee (RUC), also convened by the AMA, to be valued. For more information on the RUC process…

…visit policies. End the statutory annual freeze and provide an inflation-based update for the coming year. Prevent a scheduled 5% payment cut for Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and…

…Senators Stabenow and Barrasso: • Provide relief from the scheduled -4.42% budget neutrality cut in Medicare physician fee schedule payments. • End the statutory annual freeze and provide a…