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Thursday, February 1, 2024
IPSIS Represented at AMA CPT Editorial Panel Meeting »
The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society was represented at the February 2024, American Medical Association (...
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
IPSIS Represented at AMA RUC Meeting »
The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society was represented at the January 2024, American Medical Association (A...
Friday, January 26, 2024
IPSIS Urges Noridian to Revise ESI Documentation Requirements »
Following successful IPSIS advocacy efforts , the majority of Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) revised their do...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Verify the Accuracy of Your Industry-Reported Open Payments Data »
Review and dispute for the Program Year 2022 Open Payments data is available now through December 31, 2023 IPSIS urges y...
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
IPSIS Secures Clearer Medicare ESI Doc Requirements »
  In response to recent IPSIS advocacy efforts , most Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have now revised...
Monday, November 20, 2023
IPSIS Facilitates Successful Washington State SCS Coverage Review »
On November 17, 2023, Dr. Brett Stacey represented IPSIS members by testifying before the Washington State Health Technolo...
Monday, November 13, 2023
Zoom Hearing on SCS Coverage This Friday »
On Friday, November 17, 2023, the Washington State Health Technology Clinical Committee (HTCC) is holding a public hearin...
Monday, November 13, 2023
Drs. W. David Mauck and Kate Sayeed Represent IPSIS at AMA HOD Meeting »
Drs. W. David Mauck and Kate Sayeed are representing IPSIS at the American Medical Association (AMA) Interim Meeting of th...
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Check Your Electronic Medicare Claims Submitted to Novitas on November 5, 2023 »
Novitas Solutions reports that electronic Medicare claims submitted on November 5, 2023, between 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM Easte...
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Medicare Fee Schedule Highlights »
Read the new IPSIS members-only highlights summary ๐Ÿ”’ of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) CY 202...
Friday, October 13, 2023
Help Us Help You Update Medicare Physician Payments »
The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey is underway, and we urgently need all s...
Thursday, October 12, 2023
IPSIS Seeks Clarity on ESI Requirements from Medicare »
On September 29, 2023, IPSIS submitted a letter ๐Ÿ”’ to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) requesting clarificatio...
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Promoting SCS Access in Washington State »
On October 2, 2023, IPSIS and 11 other medical specialty societies representing 95,000 members submitted a letter to the...
Friday, September 29, 2023
Wesley R. Ibazebo, MD, Represents IPSIS at the September 2023 Chicago AMA RUC Meeting »
The International Pain and Spine Intervention Societyโ€™s Wesley R. Ibazebo, MD, is representing IPSIS members at the Septem...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Act Now to Review Your 2022 MIPS Performance Feedback and Shape Medicare Payments in 2024 »
On August 10, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made available 2022 Merit-based Incentive Payme...
Monday, September 18, 2023
Opposing 2024 Medicare Cuts »
On September 11, 2023, IPSIS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the...
Friday, September 8, 2023
IPSIS Fighting for Coverage of SCS in Washington - Learn how to help »
IPSIS is carefully reviewing the Washington State Health Care Authorityโ€™s Health Technology Assessment Program's (HTA) dr...
Thursday, September 7, 2023
IPSIS Urges Noridian to Revise Coverage Criteria for BVNRFA »
The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society led the Multisociety Pain Workgroup (MPW) charge, submitting comm...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Cigna Urged to Revise Coverage Criteria for BVNRFA »
On July 31, IPSIS submitted a letter ๐Ÿ”’ to Cigna suggesting revisions to their coverage criteria for intraosseous basive...
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
CMS Posts Program Year 2022 Open Payments Data »
On June 30, 2023, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the Program Year 2022 Open Payments dat...
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
IPSIS Joins Pain Societies in Urging BCBS of Tennessee to Cover Peripheral Nerve Stimulation »
On June 16, 2023, IPSIS and three other medical specialty societies submitted a letter to BlueCross BlueShield of Tennes...
Monday, July 24, 2023
Top Reasons for Prior Authorization Outpatient Department Rejections ๐Ÿ”’ »
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have seen a significant increase in prior authorization outpatient department r...
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Support Payment Reform: Take Action Now »
Please take just two minutes of your time and send a message to your U.S. House Representative letting them know that...
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Seeking CPT & RUC Reps »
IPSIS is seeking U.S. practicing physicians with an interest in coding and reimbursement issues to be the voice of interve...
Monday, July 17, 2023
IPSIS Advocates for Revision of Genicular Nerve Ablation Prior Authorization Requirement »
On July 14, 2023, IPSIS submitted a letter ๐Ÿ”’ to Humana in response to a new prior authorization requirement for geni...
Monday, July 17, 2023
Taking on SIRA Whiplash Guidelines »
On July 3, 2023, IPSIS submitted a letter ๐Ÿ”’ to the New South Wales State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) expressi...
Friday, July 14, 2023
Preliminary Analysis: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule »
On July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its CY 2024 Proposed Medicare Physician...
Monday, July 10, 2023
AMA Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey »
A random selection of health care providers will be contacted by the American Medical Association (AMA) to take part in a...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
New Medicare Prior Authorization Requirements for Facet Joint Interventions »
Despite strenuous objections from IPSIS and other specialty societies, prior authorization is required when performing f...
Friday, June 16, 2023
โ€‹W. David Mauck, MD, Represented IPSIS at the AMA 2023 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates »
W. David Mauck, MD represented IPSIS at the American Medical Association (AMA) 2023 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegat...
Friday, June 16, 2023
Support Payment Reform: Take Action Now »
We urge you to take action before Tuesday, June 20, 2023, to help fix the flawed Medicare physician payment system....
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
IPSIS Opposes Scope of Practice Expansion Bill »
On June 1, 2023, IPSIS joined the American Medical Association along with other medical specialty societies in submitting...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
IPSIS Calls for Revision of Blue Shield of California's Facet Joint Denervation Policy »
On June 8, 2023, IPSIS has submitted a letter ๐Ÿ”’  expressing its concerns about Blue Shield of California's Facet...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
IPSIS Advocates for Improved Diagnostic Criteria in Molina Healthcareโ€™s Clinical Policy »
IPSIS has submitted a letter ๐Ÿ”’ to Molina Healthcare in response to its Facet Joint/MBB Diagnostic Injections for C...
Friday, June 9, 2023
IPSIS-Endorsed NASS Coverage Recs on BVN Ablation and Vertebral Augmentation Available ๐Ÿ”’ »
The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society (IPSIS) endorses basivertebral nerve ablation ๐Ÿ”’ and vertebr...

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