The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) has submitted four comment letters to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing important policy, payment, and coding issues affecting […]
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ASIPP would like to provide an update to our members on the latest efforts to stave off 3.37% Medicare cut to physician reimbursement that will take effect January 1, 2024.
November 6, 2020 ASIPP this week sent seven comment letters to the following insurance providers regarding proposed rules that would hinder access of facet joint injections to patients. Click on
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CMS has released the 2021 proposed payment rule for ASCs and HOPDs today. Overall, ASCs received inflation update factor of 3% similar to HOPDs, whereas conversion factor remains $48.984 for
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Dear Friends: We hope you are doing well and reopening the practices. News on Second Stimulus HHS yet again confirmed the way they will be paying for the second stimulus.
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Telehealth: We received a letter from Tracy Richardson, Acting Director, Financial Services Group, Office of Financial Management, Centers for Medicare And Medicaid Services, addressed to ASIPP in reference to confirming
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Manchikanti and 37 distinguished co-authors from multiple institutions have published “Comprehensive Evidence-based Guidelines for Facet Joint Interventions in Management of Chronic Spinal Pain (available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32503359).” These guidelines included development of
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There have been numerous changes since the CDC guidelines were first published. During this time, HHS Inter-Agency Task Force developed Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations. This
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COVID-19 ASIPP Updates ASIPP COVID-19 Update April 26 ASIPP COVID-19 Update April 23 Statement from ASIPP on COVID-19 March 16 Statement from ASIPP on COVID-19 March 17 Statement from ASIPP
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COVID-19 Practice Information Physicians and Other Clinicians: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 Phase-1 Healthcare Services Reopening information for KentuckyReturn to Work Guidelines for Virus-Exposed Critical Workers Who Lack Symptoms CMS
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