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Thursday, October 10, 2019 Earn CME Credit Reviewing the Safety and Effectiveness of Ultrasound for Cervical Spine Injections » Earn CME credit on the SIS online learning platform for reviewing the FactFinder: Ultrasound Imaging for Cervical I...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 New FactFinder on Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Injections » Is ultrasound imaging a proven safe and effective alternative to fluoroscopy for cervical spine injections? Download the n...
Monday, September 16, 2019 Quality Payment Program: MIPS Targeted Review Request Deadline September 30 » If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2018, your performance feedback, which includes...
Friday, September 13, 2019 KRS Global Biotechnology, Inc. Recalls All Drug Products Due to Lack of Assurance of Sterility » SIS Patient Safety Alert 09/13/2019: KRS Global Biotechnology, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Human and An...
Friday, September 6, 2019 Earn CME Credit Reviewing ESI Patient Follow-Up » Earn CME credit on the SIS online learning platform for reviewing the FactFinder: Follow-Up After Epidural Steroid Inje...
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 FDA Warns Stemell About Selling Unapproved Umbilical Cord Products » SIS Patient Safety Alert 09/04/2019: FDA Sends Warning to Stemell, Inc., of San Juan Capistrano, California, for Selling U...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Earn CME Online: Find the Facts on Patients' Lifetime ESI Tolerance » Earn CME credit on the SIS online learning platform for reviewing the FactFinder: Cumulative Lifetime Steroid Exposure v...
Thursday, July 18, 2019 Earn CME Reviewing Paper on Duloxetine in SCS Patients » ...
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 New FactFinder on the Cumulative Lifetime Steroid Exposure via Epidural Administration » Is there a set number of epidural steroid injections (ESI) that is “safe” over the course of a patient’s life? Download th...
Friday, July 12, 2019 Decrease the Risk of Preventable Complications From Interventional Pain Procedures » Announcing a new free SIS-exclusive resource: Safety Practices for Interventional Pain Procedures . The SIS Standards D...
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Earn CME Online Reviewing the Annual Max ESI Dose » ...
Friday, June 21, 2019 Infusion Options Inc. Issues Recall of All Sterile Products » SIS Patient Safety Alert 06/21/2019: Infusion Options Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of All Steri...
Thursday, June 20, 2019 RXQ Compounding Issues Recall of Sterile Products and Cessation of Production » SIS Patient Safety Alert 06/20/2019: RXQ Compounding, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Sterile Products w...
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Premier Pharmacy Labs Issues Recall of Unexpired Sterile Drug Product Lots » SIS Patient Safety Alert 06/19/2019: Premier Pharmacy Labs Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Unexpired Sterile...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 New FactFinder on the Annual Maximum Dose of Epidural Steroid Injection » Find the facts about the safety of frequent high-dose epidural steroid injections. Download the FactFinder...
Friday, May 24, 2019 Pharm D Solutions Issues Recall of All Sterile Compounded Drugs » SIS Patient Safety Alert 05/24/2019: Pharm D Solutions, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Sterile Compounded D...
Thursday, May 23, 2019 Patients Exposed to Risk From Drugs Made and Distributed by Compounder PharMEDium Services » SIS Patient Safety Alert 05/23/2019: United States Federal Court Enters Consent Decree Against Compounder PharMEDium Servi...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Pharm D Solutions to Cease Manufacturing/Distribution of Drugs Intended to Be Sterile » SIS Patient Safety Alert 05/22/2019: United States Federal Court Enters Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction Against Tex...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Safety Alert: Alvogen Inc. Voluntarily Recalling Fentanyl Transdermal System Due to Mislabeling » SIS Patient Safety Alert 04/23/2019: Alvogen Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Fentanyl Transdermal System Due to...
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Safety Alert: FDA Reports Harm to Patients From Sudden Discontinuation of Opioid Pain Medicine » SIS Patient Safety Alert 04/09/2019: FDA Identifies Harm Reported From Sudden Discontinuation of Opioid Pain Medicines and...
Monday, February 25, 2019 Best Practices for Coping With Dexamethasone Shortages » The Spine Intervention Society has outlined best practice recommendations to maximize safety while...
Thursday, January 31, 2019 Register for CMS’ February 21, 2019 Introductory Webinar on Alternative Payment Models in 2019 » The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a 101-level webinar on Thursday, February 21, 2019...
Thursday, January 31, 2019 Join CMS for a February 5, 2019 Webinar on MIPS Quality Performance Category in Year 3 (2019) » The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, February 5 at 12:30 PM ET &n...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Earn CME Reviewing a FactFinder on Immunosuppressed Patients and Spinal Injections » Earn CME credit on the SIS Online Learning platform for reviewing the FactFinder: Spinal Injections in Immunosuppress...
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