…IL, United States, (2)Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL, United States, (3)Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, (4)Hopital La Tour, Meyrin, Switzerland 5:33 pm – 5:35 pm395 Reciprocal Changes in Lower Extremities and…

…review as “potentially misvalued”. The following paragraph from the Physician Rule describes the issue and the proposal by CMS: “Overall, based on the six reasons provided by the nominator,…

Presenter: Avelino Parajon 1722426331:7 7 https://vimeo.com/990628671…

…IX of the Policy allows coverage of cages for cervical fusion under the following indications: A. Multilevel (three or more vertebral bodies) corpectomy (removal of half or more of…

…links for more information and resources from CMS. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/PhysicianFeeSched https://www.cms.gov/medicaremedicare-fee-service-paymentphysicianfeeschedpfs-federal-regulation-notices/cms-1734-p https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/eval-mgmt-serv-guide-ICN006764.pdf   default…

…cord injuries, OPLL(Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament), DTI(Diffusion Tensor Imaging), cervical artificial discs, degenerative spinal lesions, minimally invasive surgery, and endoscopic spinal surgery. He has received numerous academic awards…

…and that there may be a financial responsibility of the covered person, including applicable deductibles, copayments and coinsurance. The bill also requires the facility or physician, if providing out-of-network…

…of Spine Surgery and Director of Orthopaedic Research) for all spinal pathologies and Level I Orthopedic Trauma Injuries. Hallett Mathews, MD, MBA Past Board Member Dr. Hallett Mathews is…

…national coverage determination process. The announcement states that the new Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies pathway will use a review process parallel with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

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…Outcomes in Spine Surgery 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm The afternoon continues with General Session: Value and Outcomes in Spine Surgery moderated by Neel Anand, MD; Alexander Vaccaro, MD….

…Adult Spinal Deformity session. Past ISASS President Dr. Luiz Pimenta presented a novel iPhone app that uses the phone’s internal accelerometer to measure sagittal parameters; Jessica Andrés-Bergós suggested that…