…mean wage data for calculation of clinical labor rates. The updated data significantly increases the overall pool of direct costs. The direct practice expense data within the PFS is…
Read More…meeting. To access these short surveys, visit www.visiontree.com/isass2016 and enter your badge number from the meeting. Once logged in, the surveys are found by clicking the “Take Survey” button,…
Read MoreOn June 18, a key Senate committee held hearings and says it is ready to start marking up a bill next week designed to contain healthcare costs. The wide-ranging…
Read More…professional”, said Barbara Cataletto, President and CEO of The Business of Spine. “ISASS is the premier organization for spine surgeons, and the first such organization to recognize the complexities…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristy Radcliffe Phone: +1 (630) 375-1432 Email: Kristy@isass.org Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD named Chairman of International Advocates for Spine Patients Aurora, Ill. – April…
Read More…patients, causing some organs to be discarded. The Omnibus rule will eliminate these requirements – specifically for data submission – which will reduce the number of organs that are…
Read More…Member Neel Anand, MD, USA /about/board-of-directors/morgan-lorio-md-facs/ President, US https://isass.org/about/board-of-directors/matthew-scott-young/?preview=true President, International https://isass.org/about/board-of-directors/ali-araghi-do/?preview=true President-elect, US https://isass.org/about/board-of-directors/avelino-parajon-md-spain/ President-elect, International…
Read More…the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a randomized trial. Jama. 2006;296:2441–50. Also See:Advocacy Alert: HCSC Drafts New Policy for Lumbar Spinal Fusions 1640527009:7 7 default 1 https://www.isass.org/i/isass-logo-email.png 1…
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Read More…vs. 1.3 days) as well as improved relief of pain (using 0-10 VAS) at 1- (-2.7 vs. -6.2 points, p<.001) and 2-year (-2.0 vs. -5.6 points, p<.001) follow-up.42 The…
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Read MoreOn June 6, CMS issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking new ideas from the public on how to continue the progress of the Patients over Paperwork initiative. Since…
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