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September 25, 2012
Published by Liz Vogt at September 25, 2012
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ISASS Policy Statement – Cervical Total Disc Arthroplasty Symptomatic cervical disc disease (CDD) refractory to non‐surgical care is currently treated with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with good clinical results reported1‐3. Fusion does however eliminate natural motion increasing stresses on adjacent levels, and progressive degeneration at the levels around the fusion has been reported. The rate of symptomatic adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) is estimated to occur at 3% per year and to be present in up to 25% of patients at 10 years4. The etiology for ASD is likely a combination of the altered biomechanical environment imposed by fusion and the patients’ underlying disc disease or genetic predisposition4,5. ASD after a prior cervical fusion is not a benign condition […]
September 12, 2012
Published by ISASS at September 12, 2012
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Stephanie Carlino scarlino@businessdynamicslimited.com T 516 294 4118 ext 1595 Cell: 516 510 0068 International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) and The Business of Spine (TBOS) partner to bring education to the spine coding professional Mineola, NY & Houston, Texas ………….. The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery has partnered with The Business of Spine to provide coding and reimbursement education to its members. The Business of Spine is a web-based education program that is designed to aid in the growth and development of spine professionals in areas of spine coding, collection and appeals issues. This program includes online courses, as well as on-demand webinars with Barbara Cataletto, the nation’s spine reimbursement […]
June 28, 2012
Published by ISASS at June 28, 2012
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In response to the US Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), ISASS issues the following statement: ISASS remains committed to working on behalf of our US-based spine surgeons to ensure that the PPACA is implemented in ways that ensure our patients’ access to medically indicated and appropriate spine surgeries and procedures. Simultaneously, we will advocate for the replacement of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with a fair and sustainable physician reimbursement model for doctors participating in Medicare. The Court’s decision ensures important patient-friendly provisions, such as ending coverage denials due to pre-existing conditions and lifetime caps on insurance, and also allows approximately 2.5 million young adults up to age 26 […]
June 7, 2012
Published by ISASS at June 7, 2012
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To all ISASS New York Colleagues, Legislation is pending in NY that will require out-of-network reimbursement rates to be tied to properly established UCR rate calculations (as opposed to inadequate bench-marking information). The New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons (NYSSOS), together with the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY), is seeking advocacy input from all NY-based spine surgeons and related health care professionals, scientists and researchers. First and foremost, NY-based spine surgeons and their respective professional associations are urging support of bill S. 5068-B and A. 7489-B, now being considered in the NY Assembly and Senate. This bill “prohibits approval of a health maintenance plan that does not include coverage of out-of-plan medical services; requires every health maintenance organization […]