…all Americans, including Medicare and Medicaid patients. Verma highlighted two specific actions in the address. First, CMS has recently announced changes to the process of updates and issuing Healthcare…

…Read More… Nitin Khanna, MD Spine Care Specialists, Munster, IN, U.S. Testing in Orthopedics & Spine Clinical Settings: The Unknown Category Read More… 1590090084:8 8 template-portfolio.php default #ffffff 1…

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…Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) flagging CPT code 22851 on its list of high expenditure procedure codes not reviewed in at least 6 years. The Relative Value Scale Update…

Read the Vertebral Column Summer 2022 Issue This issue of Vertebral Columns, Editor in Chief Kern Singh, MD, highlights the increasing use of ambulatory surgical centers for spine surgery…

Vertebral Columns Spring 2024 Issue In this issue of Vertebral Columns, Editor in Chief Kern Sigh and colleagues highlight the immeasurable benefits of academic mentorship. Also included are articles…

…the organization that makes decisions at the and Committees,” said Andersson of this accomplishment. Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD The CPT Editorial…

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…typically with proprietary DICOM® — Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine — imaging systems. Communicating with prior authorization image-sharing software platforms using different imaging systems will further complicate an…

…Committee (RUC) surveys for the physician office visit code set (99202-99215, 99XXX). Components of the Medicare Physician Payment Schedule are physician work, practice expense and professional liability insurance. These…

…changes and has resulted in Medicare rates that do not reflect current practice costs for physicians. ISASS strongly supports updates that modernize and properly reimburse physicians for their work…

…article identified five trends for spine and orthopedic surgeons in 2023. Three positive trends, according to the article, are alternatives to private equity for independent practices, continued growth in…