October 31, 2018
Published by Nikki Golden at October 31, 2018
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ISASS Policy & Advocacy News — October 2018

News and noteworthy information for October 2018 CMS conducts field tests of outcomes for musculoskeletal conditions and procedures, including Lumbar Spinal Fusion ISASS meets with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to review physician reimbursement for minimally invasive spine surgical procedures Leapfrog Group Expands Performance Ratings to Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Centers Department of Health and Human Services 2019 Budget Signed Into Law CMS conducts field tests of outcome cost measures for musculoskeletal conditions and procedures The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractor, Acumen LLC, have been conducting field testing for 13 cost measures before consideration of their potential use in the cost-performance category of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) of the Quality […]
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October 3, 2018
Published by Nikki Golden at October 3, 2018
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International Journal of Spine Surgery, Issue 4 is available

Don’t miss the latest issue of the International Journal of Spine Surgery: fighting infection, new fusion techniques, and how diabetes affects lumbar operations. http://www.ijssurgery.com/.
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September 24, 2018
Published by Nikki Golden at September 24, 2018
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ISASS19 accepting abstracts through Oct. 8, 2018

It is appropriate that ISASS19 is in Anaheim, California, the home of the Walt Disney’s original creation, Disneyland. Originally opened in 1955, Disneyland’s business model teaches us that to remain successful and relevant in today’s fast-changing world, it is important to evolve in a way that stays true to our roots. ISASS works hard to be a society that follows that lesson. ISASS was originally created as the Spine Arthroplasty Society, but several years ago the Board witnessed what was happening in the motion preservation world and decided that we had become more of a global family—not just geographically but also in terms of the diverse areas of science we were working in—and so we became the International Society for […]
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August 14, 2018
Published by Nikki Golden at August 14, 2018
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ISASS to host endoscopic course Sept. 14-15, 2018

Back by popular demand, “Endoscopic and Percutaneous New Technologies and Techniques, Navigation and Robotics Course” is being held for the third year, Sept. 14-15, 2018 at Science Care in Denver, CO, US. Dr. Albert Telfeian, MD, PhD will be chair. Course description: Course participants will combine didactic and lab learning, spread over two days, to understand the latest techniques related to minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery. Highlights include sessions on: Endoscopic Spondylolisthesis Treatment – Is Fusion Needed? Or is Existing Nerve Root Decompression Adequate Potential and Challenges in Robotic Surgery Clinical Experience in Navigation and Robotics Click here for the full agenda and to register.   Thanks to our sponsors: Elliquence Globus Medical Joimax Karl Storz Richard Wolf MIC
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