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Neurosurgery Comments on the Proposed 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Published: September 11, 2017
Subject: CMS-1676-P Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under thePhysician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2018 Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Sends Comments on Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Imaging to the House Ways and Means Committee for its Medicare Red Tape Relief Project

Published: August 25, 2017
Please describe the submitting organization’s interaction with the Medicare program: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), founded in 1931, and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), founded in 1951, are […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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MIPS Exemption and Special Status Resource Guide (prepared by Hart Health Strategies)

Published: August 24, 2017
The following tables provide information on exemptions and “special status” determinations under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). This guide does not provide details regarding treatment under the Advanced Alternative […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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AANS and CNS Send Letter to CMS Regarding 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program

Published: August 21, 2017
SUBJECT: Medicare Program; CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment ProgramProposed Rule (CMS-5522-P) Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological […]
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Global Surgery Code Alert

Published: August 18, 2017
Starting on July 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requiring that certainneurosurgeons in the nine states listed above to report the number of post-operative visits […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management