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November 2, 2012
Published by ISASS at November 2, 2012
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ISASS Thanks our Members for Stepping Up On November 1st, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule. Of particular note to ISASS members is CMS’ decision to assign a valuation (‘relative value units’) to a recently approved Category I CPT® code 22586: pre-sacral interbody fusion at L5-S1. Earlier this year, ISASS assisted the AMA in determining the surgical valuation for the transition of this procedure code to Category I status from its Category III status since the procedure had satisfied the criteria necessary for such a code transition. After the Editorial Panel had voted in favor of establishing the Category I code for pre-sacral interbody fusion, other spine-related medical societies […]
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 […]