…a positive response to a cluster of three provocative tests (e.g., thigh thrust test, compression test, Gaenslen sign, distraction test, Patrick test, posterior provocation test); AND Diagnostic imaging studies…

ISASS16 Info: Conference Schedule | Scientific Program | Program Committee | CME Information ISASS16 Links: ISASS16 Scientific Abstracts | ISASS16 Scientific Program PDF | Exhibitor Prospectus (PDF) ISASS16 Presidential…

…224.14 102.51 -54 percent 22524 percut kyphoplasty lumb 223.31 102.28 -54 percent 22525 percut kyphoplasty add-on 139.24 98.82 -29 percent If adopted, reductions of this magnitude would significantly compromise…

…communicate with patients and provide telehealth services through remote communications technologies. Some of these technologies, and their use, may not fully comply with the requirements of the HIPAA Rules….

…sites of service. These services include but are not limited to visits, surgical procedures, diagnostic tests, therapy services, and specified preventive services. CMS will accept comments on the proposed…

As an ACCME, ANCC, ACPE and CDR accredited provider, MER (on behalf of ISASS) requires that faculty and presenters comply with the Standards for Commercial Support (SCS). We will…

…read ISASS’ comment letter. Click here for a full summary of the proposed rule and here for a comprehensive comparison of reimbursements for spine procedures in both the Hospital…

…CMS rules will likely require changes to stakeholders’ HIPAA policies and contractual arrangements and encourage partnerships with new technology vendors who offer compliant technology services. The extension of the…

ISASS Submits Comments on 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule On September 6, 2022, ISASS submitted comments to CMS on the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule,…

…prospective, randomized United States Investigational Device Exemption trials comparing ACDF with TDA support TDA as either equivalent or superior to ACDF, with an acceptably low rate of complications. At…

…complications during the first year of program implementation.” The study included “over 38,000 specialty physicians using CMS’s Physician Compare and Hospital Compare data from 2017, the first year of…

…maintain the opportunity for community input on any requests for exceptions to the expansion process submitted by “high Medicaid facilities.” Pass-Through Time Extension Because of COVID-19 CMS is requesting…