On July 29, CMS published the proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule for the 2020 Outpatient Prospective Payment System. The proposed changes encourage site-neutral payment between certain Medicare sites of…

Much has happened since the January 1 relaunch of the Journal! In addition to the Journal’s new, cleaner look, which you can observe at the Journal’s website, we’re also…

…of the clinical literature and procedural benefits on the existing VP page on those sites; and 2) the development of a unique page for BKP on those sites –…

…updating the supply and equipment pricing without updating the clinical labor pricing creates distortions in the allocation of direct PE. CMS also makes additional technical changes to how the…

On June 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would improve patients’ access to necessary medications by updating the prior authorization process…

…injection of saline or local anesthetic showed markedly high responses to the latter, validating the test.(5) Because other pathologic processes can coexist with SIJ pain, in order to assure…

…and Misvalued Codes Target for Relative Value Adjustments for Misvalued Services Phase-in of Significant RVU Reductions “Incident to” policy Portable X-Ray Transportation Fee Updating the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations…

…Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after January 1, 2018. The PFS pays for services furnished by physicians and other practitioners in all sites of service. These services…

…US alone. It is paramount that correctly elucidating the primary pain generator in LBP patients is crucial for adequate treatment and return to function. Diagnosing the Sacroiliac Joint SI…

…an out-of-network payment agreement, a provider, facility, and health plan or issuer can use the online portal to initiate the Federal IDR process. To start a dispute via the…

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…swabs transported in viral media and dry nasal swabs, in a New York City academic institution .https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.11.089896 Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA authorizes first diagnostic test using at-home collection of…