In a letter submitted Feb. 10, 2020, Dr. Morgan Lorio, Chair of the ISASS Coding and Reimbursement Task Force, asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to…

…future research is needed in these areas. However, many of the studies reviewed in full for this review were ultimately excluded for lack of relevance to modern treatment practices…

…or physician assistants. Please click here to start the survey: https://src.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6KAkyEVfhtGj3vL. It will take up to 15 to 20 minutes to complete and will be accessible through August 13,…

…utilizing a lateral transarticular technique. Abbreviations: F: female; M: male; EBL: estimated blood loss; mo: month; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index; VAS: Visual Analog Scale; NSM: Non-surgical management; DBM: demineralized…

…SMISS Editor: Bill Taylor, MD, UCSD Neurosurgery Managing Editor: Jonny Dover, BA Peer Reviewers: Samy Abdou, MD, Dept of Neurological Surgery, Kaiser Hospital Celeste Abjornson, PhD, Hospital for Special…

…1/1 image 1/4 https://www.isass.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Steven-Garfin.jpg center Steven Garfin, MD Steven Garfin, MD column 3/4 Bio Steven Garfin, MD, USA Past President 2012-2013 Steven R. Garfin, MD is Professor and Chairman…

…spinal stenosis: a brief review of the nonsurgical management. Can J Anaesth. 2010 Jul;57(7):694-703. Epub 2010 Apr 29. Section: “When Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery is covered” We agree with…

ISASS and Other Spine Surgery Groups Meet with CMS to Discuss Several Spine Surgery Procedure RVUs Reviewed As Part of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2023 Proposed Rule On…

ISASS Comments on Washington State Health Care Authority Potential Review of Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Policy On July 23, 2020, ISASS sent a comment letter to the Washington State Health…

ISASS Policy & Advocacy News – September 2016   News and noteworthy information for September 2016: MACRA Update: Pick Your Pace Novitas Draft LCD: Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Vertebral Augmentation…

…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…

…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…