…Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) to re-evaluate the code. ISASS will participate in the RUC process in the coming months. CMS is delaying implementation of the Appropriate Use Criteria…

…was addressed to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and also went to chairs and ranking members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees. MACRA was…

…second level, cervical (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) to the list of ASC-covered procedures. ISASS also provided comments on CMS’ proposed new a all-cause ASC…

Thank you! It was a great meeting! This meeting was the way NASS used to be in the 1990s. 1640126065:7 7 default Steven Wolf, MD 1 Mount Sinai…

…ISASS Policy Statement – Vertebral Augmentation: Coverage Indications, Limitations, and/or Medical Necessity ISASS Policy Statement – Recommendations and Coverage Criteria for Bone Graft Substitutes used in Spinal Surgery (January…

…were in use prior to May 28, 1976 (the date of enactment of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976), they are considered unclassified “pre-amendments devices” by the FDA, requiring…

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…during spine surgery. Other topics in this issue include AI-driven risk stratification, use of augmented reality, multimodal analgesia, part 2 of bone density measurement techniques, and much more. 1705590421:49…