…TDR and Nucleus Replacement (SpineVision) First to use and then refine Uni-thread Pedicle Screw System and C3 cervical Plate (SpineVision) Co-Development for Spondyloreduction Instrument (SpineVision) Animal experiments in use…

White House Announces End to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency for May 2023 On January 29, 2023, the Biden Administration announced a deadline of May 11, 2023 for ending the…

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…111%-119%) greater life expectancy than patients treated conservatively. On the other hand, vertebroplasty has a 44% (P < .001; 95% CI: 42%-47%) increase compared with conservatively treated patients. Direct…

On May 21, CMS held a listening session on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment to solicit feedback from those prescribing opioids and those providing treatment for opioid use disorder. The…

ISASS signed on to an AMA letter to Congress urging intervention to reform and refocus the electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…

…provide a home health aide to teach the patient and the patient’s caregiver how to use the pillbox. The pillbox could automatically alert the physician practice and caregiver when…

Drug Enforcement Administration Extends Telehealth Flexibilities for Controlled Substance Prescriptions On May 10, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a rule that extends the rules allowing telehealth prescription…

HHS Offers Online Courses on Telemedicine Rules and Implementation for Providers Starting in July 2020, in an effort to increase utilization of telemedicine by Medicare providers, the Department of…

…presentations and summary documents. Please see the following links for more information and resources from the AMA: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2019-06/cpt-office-prolonged-svs-code-changes.pdf https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/em-prep-your-house-practice-checklist-2021-transition…

…that identifies approaches to modifying Medicare fee-for-service payments to more closely reflect prices paid in MA and commercial insurance markets. Adjusting network adequacy requirements, including potentially greater use of…

…will allow the use of modifier 59 to report separate anterior instrumentation (22845-22847) unrelated to anchoring the device, with CPT codes 22853 and 22854. After consideration of data gathered…