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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 IPSIS Opposes Prior Authorization for Facet Interventions » IPSIS has once again rallied the Multisociety Pain Workgroup in opposition to proposed payment policies that threaten...
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 IPSIS Comments on CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule » On September 6, 2022, IPSIS submitted comments 🔒 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) i...
Friday, August 12, 2022 IPSIS and 10 Other Societies Urge United Healthcare to Cover C2-3 RF Neurotomy » IPSIS and 10 other specialty societies submitted comments to United Healthcare’s (UHC) Medical Policy team advocating...
Thursday, August 11, 2022 IPSIS Comments on eviCore Healthcare’s Interventional Pain Clinical Guidelines » eviCore healthcare, a medical benefits management company, approached IPSIS to review and comment on their clinical guidel...
Friday, July 15, 2022 U.S. CMS Releases CY 2023 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule » On July 7th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its CY 2023 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Sched...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Prevent the US Senate From Expanding Non-Physician Scope of Practice » On June 7, 2022, a bipartisan majority of the US House passed H.R. 6087, the “Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation fo...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Neurostimulation Codes - Work Value Survey » A random selection of IPSIS members will soon be asked to participate in a survey to determine appropriate physician time...
Monday, June 13, 2022 Kate Sayeed, MD is Representing IPSIS at AMA HOD Meeting » Kate Sayeed, MD is representing IPSIS at the June 2022, American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) meetin...
Monday, June 6, 2022 ACT NOW: Prevent Non-Physician Scope of Practice Expansion » Please take a moment right now to stop a radical and reckless scope of practice expansion that the US House is about to co...
Thursday, May 26, 2022 IPSIS Joins the American Medical Association to Advance Medicare Physician Payment Reform » IPSIS has joined the American Medical Association (AMA) and others in an organized effort to educate lawmakers on much-nee...
Monday, May 23, 2022 IPSIS Urges CMS to Collaborate on Appropriate Use Criteria Program Report to Congress » On May 18, 2022, IPSIS joined the American Medical Association and other medical associations in submitting a letter t...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 OIG Report Raises Concerns Over Medicare Advantage Denials » A report released by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fo...
Friday, May 13, 2022 CMS Releases a Chronic Pain Experience Journey Map » In early May, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Chronic Pain Experience Journey M...
Thursday, May 12, 2022 Graham E. Wagner MD Represents IPSIS at AMA RUC Meeting » The International Pain & Spine Intervention Society’s Graham E. Wagner MD represented IPSIS members at the April 2022,...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Louisiana Interventional Pain Practice Restrictions Paused By IPSIS Advocacy » On May 11, 2022, an IPSIS led 8-medical-society-response and outreach from IPSIS members in Louisiana succeeded in giv...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 IPSIS Advises CDC on Interventional Pain's Role in Curbing Opioid Use » On April 5, 2022, IPSIS submitted comments to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in respon...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Verify the Accuracy of Your Industry-Reported Open Payments Data » Pre-publication review and dispute for the Program Year 2021 Open Payments data is available now through May 15, 2022...
Friday, April 8, 2022 Interspinous Spacer Device Coverage » The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society convened the Multisociety Pain Workgroup (MPW) to urge Medica...
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Advise the CDC on Interventional Pain's Role in Curbing Opioid Use » The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking comments on its proposed Clinical Practice Guideline...
Friday, April 1, 2022 IPSIS Urges CMS to Rescind Policy That Disrupts Team-based Care in the Facility Setting » IPSIS joined the American Medical Association and other specialty societies in submitting a letter to the Centers for...
Saturday, March 5, 2022 CDC Seeks Comments on Proposed 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids » The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking comments on a recently proposed clinical practice guid...
Friday, March 4, 2022 Join the IPSIS-led Multisociety Effort Promoting Appropriate Medicare SIJ Intervention Coverage » You can help promote appropriate access to sacroiliac joint (SIJ) interventions for Medicare patients. Forward this email...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 New Sustainability Task Force Seeks Volunteers » IPSIS is establishing a Sustainability Task Force and is seeking volunteers with an interest in: studying the e...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 IPSIS Convenes MPW to Promote Appropriate Coverage of Sacroiliac Joint Interventions » The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society is convening the Multisociety Pain Workgroup (MPW) to develop a...
Monday, February 14, 2022 IPSIS Represented at the February 2022 CPT Meeting by Dr. Scott Horn » IPSIS was represented at a recent virtual meeting conducted by the American Medical Association. IPSIS Secretary, Scott Ho...
Monday, February 14, 2022 Drs. Wesley Ibazebo and Graham Wagner Represent IPSIS at January AMA RUC Meeting » The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society’s Dr. Wesley R. Ibazebo MD and Graham E. Wagner MD represented IPSIS...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 HHS Disbursing Additional $2 Billion In Provider Relief Fund Payments » The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it will be disbursing more than $2 billion dollars in Provi...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Verify the Accuracy of Your Industry-Reported Open Payments Data » IPSIS urges you to check your newly updated Open Payments profile . The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 New ESI LCD FAQ » Confused about the current Local Coverage Determination on Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management and how it appl...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 UHC Expands Neurostim Coverage » Effective March 2022, United Healthcare will expand indications for implanted electrical spinal cord stimulators. This ch...
Friday, January 7, 2022 Medicare Prior Authorization Requirements for Implanted Spinal Neurostimulators » In a recent report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General concluded that Medicare...
Wednesday, January 5, 2022 IPSIS Urges VA to Promote Stakeholder Engagement on VA Supremacy Project » IPSIS joined the American Medical Association and other specialty societies in submitting a letter to the U.S. Departm...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 AMA and AHA Sue Federal Government Over Implementation of Surprise Billing Law » The American Medical Association and American Hospital Association filed a complaint and motion to stay against the...
Monday, December 13, 2021 Medicare Payment Cuts Averted » Looming Medicare spending cuts that would have resulted in a combined 9.75% payment cut for physician practices on January...
Thursday, December 9, 2021 We Urge United Healthcare to Cover Neuromodulation » IPSIS joined 11 other medical specialty societies in submitting a comment letter to United Healthcare (UHC) urgin...
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