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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
OIG Facet Denervation Payment Audit »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report recommends that Medic...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Resolving Surprise Medical Bill Disputes »
IPSIS signed onto a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to revise requirements set forth in...
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Drs. W. David Mauck and Kate Sully Represent IPSIS at November AMA House of Delegates Meeting »
IPSIS was represented at the virtual American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates meeting November 12-16 by Drs....
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
IPSIS Calls for Action to Support EFT Payments to Physicians »
The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society joined the AMA and nearly 100 other physician associations in callin...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
New ICD-10 Code for Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated an International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Rev...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Drs. Wesley Ibazebo and Graham Wagner Represent IPSIS at October AMA RUC Meeting »
The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society’s Dr. Wesley R. Ibazebo MD and Graham E. Wagner MD represented IPSIS...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
IPSIS Represented at the September 2021 CPT Meeting by Dr. Scott Horn »
IPSIS was represented at a recent virtual meeting conducted by the American Medical Association. IPSIS Secretary, Scott Ho...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
IPSIS Promotes Facet Injection Coverage for Appropriate Patients »
IPSIS encouraged AIM Specialty Health to expand their indications to include coverage of therapeutic facet joint injection...
Monday, October 11, 2021
IPSIS Advocates for LBRFN Coverage »
IPSIS continues to advocate for appropriate coverage of lateral branch radiofrequency neurotomy (LBRFN). On October 11, IP...
Friday, September 24, 2021
ACT NOW to Prevent 9.75% Pay Cut »
IPSIS is deeply concerned with looming cuts in the Medicare physician payment system. Several Medicare spending cuts will...
Monday, September 13, 2021
IPSIS Advocates for Higher Reimbursement of Pain Interventions »
IPSIS submitted a comment letter 🔒 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 10,...
Friday, September 10, 2021
Two Important HHS Announcements Regarding COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds »
Availability of $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...
Monday, August 30, 2021
IPSIS Joins AMA-Led Effort to Promote Use of CPT Code Set for Data Exchange Standards »
The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society joined the AMA and more than 75 specialty societies in submitting...
Thursday, July 29, 2021
IPSIS Joins AMA and 100+ Societies to Promote Access to High-Quality VA Care »
The International Pain and Spine Intervention Society joined more than 100 specialty and state societies in submitting a...
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Promoting Appropriate Coverage Criteria for Epidural Procedures for Pain Management »
On July 2, 2021, on behalf of our members and those of nine other medical societies, IPSIS submitted comment letters to Me...
Monday, June 28, 2021
IPSIS Develops FAQ to Address 2021 Facet LCD Questions »
Confused about the new 2021 Local Coverage Determination on Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management and how it appli...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Randomly Selected IPSIS Members Being Surveyed on Values for Image Guidance »
If you received an email from IPSIS about work involved in utilizing image guidance for needle placement, please complete...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
IPSIS Members Represented at Virtual AMA House of Delegates Special Meeting »
Drs. David Mauck and Kate Sully represented IPSIS at the virtual Special Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates (HOD) that...
Friday, June 4, 2021
OIG to Audit Medicare Payments for Spinal Pain Management Services »
Medicare Part B covers various spinal pain management services including facet joint injections, facet joint denervation s...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Comments Invited on ABMS Draft Standards for Continuing Certification »
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has opened its 80-day “Draft Standards for Continuing Certification – C...
Thursday, May 27, 2021
IPSIS and Others Welcome New CMMI Director and Recommend Alternative Payment Model Improvements »
On May 25, 2021, IPSIS, along with 42 other specialty societies, joined the AMA in sending a letter to Elizabeth Fowle...
Monday, May 17, 2021
Dr. Scott Horn Represented IPSIS at the May 2021 CPT Meeting »
IPSIS was represented at a recent virtual meeting conducted by the American Medical Association. IPSIS Treasurer, Scott Ho...
Thursday, May 13, 2021
IPSIS Leads MPW Response to AHRQ Systematic Review »
On May 13, 2021, on behalf of the Multisociety Pain Workgroup (MPW) , the International Pain & Spine Intervention S...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Drs. Wesley Ibazebo and Graham Wagner are representing IPSIS at the 4/21 - 4/24 Virtual RUC Meeting »
The interests of interventional pain physicians are being represented at the AMA’s Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) b...
Thursday, April 15, 2021
IPSIS and Others Seek More Timely and Higher Quality MIPS Benchmarks »
IPSIS, along with dozens of other specialty societies, joined the AMA in asking that CMS immediately release the 2018, 201...
Thursday, March 11, 2021
IPSIS Recommends Changes to Merit-based Incentive Payment System Value Pathways »
IPSIS joined the AMA and dozens of other medical specialty societies in submitting a letter to the Centers for Medicar...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
CGS Webinar on Updated Facet Injection LCD »
On Friday, March 12, 2021 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CST), CGS will be hosting a free webinar to present and discuss its up...
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Scott Horn, DO Represented IPSIS at the February 2021 CPT Meeting »
IPSIS was represented at a recent virtual meeting conducted by the American Medical Association. IPSIS Treasurer, Scott Ho...
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
IPSIS Seeks Extension of the Moratorium on Medicare Sequester Cuts While the COVID Pandemic Persists »
On February 12, 2021, IPSIS joined the American Medical Association and dozens of national specialty and state medical soc...
Friday, February 5, 2021
Promote Appropriate Coverage of Epidural Injections »
You can help promote appropriate access to epidural injections for Medicare patients. Share the link to this page to any C...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
IPSIS Suggests Modifications to the Draft Massachusetts Neck and Back Medical Treatment Guideline »
On January 13, 2021, IPSIS issued a comment letter 🔒 to Massachusetts’ Health Care Services Board on their pr...
Thursday, January 14, 2021
IPSIS Represented at AMA RUC Meeting »
As part of our continued commitment to health policy and advocacy for our members, IPSIS participates in the AMA/Multi-Spe...
Thursday, January 14, 2021
IPSIS Provides Important Guidance for Interventional Pain Physicians on New CPT® E/M Codes »
The CPT Editorial Panel recently approved revisions to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Evaluation and Management...
Friday, January 8, 2021
IPSIS Opposes VA NPP Scope of Practice Expansion »
IPSIS along with more than 100 medical specialty societies expressed strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Veterans...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
IPSIS Members Represented at Virtual AMA House of Delegates Interim Meeting »
The American Medical Association held their Interim House of Delegates (HOD) meeting virtually from November 13-17, 2020....

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