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Neurosurgery Comments at FDA Meeting on Off-label Use Communication

Published: November 9, 2016
Statementof theAmerican Association of Neurological SurgeonsCongress of Neurological Surgeonsbefore theFood and Drugs AdministrationPublic Hearingon the Subject ofManufacturer Communications ofPhysician-Directed Uses of Approved Medical ProductsNovember 9, 2016 My name is William […]
  • Drugs and Devices
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PCRC Letter to CMS Regarding QCDR Quality Measure Consolidation

Published: October 29, 2016
Re: QCDR Quality Measures Dear Dr. Yong: The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (the Coalition)are writing to express our concerns about recent email communications from the Centers […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Letters

AANS and CNS Send Letter to CMS Regarding PILD Procedure

Published: October 6, 2016
Subject: Proposed National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Percutaneous Image guided Lumbar Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (CAG-00433R) Dear Ms. Jensen, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

The Honorable Rand Paul Sends Letter to CMS regarding MACRA

Published: September 30, 2016
Dear Secretary Burwell: In April 2015, Congress passed, and the president signed into law, the Medicare Accessand CHIP Reauthorization Act (P.L. 114-10). MACRA replaced the flawed sustainablegrowth rate (SGR) formula […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Lawmakers Ask CMS to Ditch Medicare’s Proposed Global Surgery Reporting Requirements

Published: September 20, 2016
Lawmakers Ask CMS to Ditch Medicare’s Proposed Global Surgery Reporting RequirementsNeurosurgeons Applaud Congressional Effort to Discourage Burdensome Plan Washington, DC—Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress ofNeurological […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Congressional Letter to CMS Opposing Global Surgery G-Code Mandate

Published: September 16, 2016
Dear Secretary Burwell and Acting Administrator Slavitt: We are writing to express our opposition to the provision in the Centers for Medicare and MedicaidServices’ (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management