ASIPP®
ANNUAL MEETING
2020
RESCHEDULED.
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THURSDAY | APRIL 23, 2020
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CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
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As President Trump keeps saying there is light at the end of the tunnel with this devastating COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has damaged medical practices and health care - some may say that beyond repair. Some are taking advantage of the situation and using the dictum as Rahm Emanuel said, "Never let a crisis go to waste."
During this time, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians ASIPP has been working on multiple fronts with other societies, including the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) and the American Optometric Association (AOA), to improve the survival rate of IPM by ensuring that these funds were made available for all providers – not just hospitals.
On April 10, 2020 we sent you the following:
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the first $30
billion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund.
The initial payments were determined by a formula, with providers receiving a portion of the initial $30 billion distribution based on their share of total Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursements in 2019. It appears that providers will initially get approximately 6.2% of fee-for-service payments.
This morning we have more good news:
Of the $50 billion of the Provider Relief Fund allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2018 net patient revenue. The remaining $20 billion is being distributed beginning Friday, April 24.
These are NOT loans, and do not need to be paid back; however, we must complete the paperwork after a month or so. This will entail practices signing an attestation that they received the funds through a patient portal opened on April 13 upon receipt of the funds.
Thank you to all of you for being helpful, cooperative, and being members of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the organization you can trust and is working for you day and night.
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UPCOMING WEBINAR
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020
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5:00PM - 7:00PM CDT
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CPPR Webinar
Comprehensive Physician and Practice Resuscitation Training
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5:00 pm – 5:05 pm
Introduction
5:05 pm – 5:13 pm
Overview of Physician and Practice Rehabilitation
– Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD
5:13 pm – 5:20 pm
Quality and Value: ASIPP’s Hallmark
– Harold Cordner, MD
5:20 pm – 5:35 pm
Getting Back to Normal: Risk Stratification to Procedure Scheduling and Execution
– Shalini Shah, MD
5:35 pm – 5:45pm
Prevention of Corona in Patients, Staff, and Physicians –
Amit Mahajan, MD
5:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Revenue Cycle Management
– Ian Myers
6:00 pm – 6:10 pm
Financial Reckoning and Rehabilitation: Fact Vs Fiction
– Amol Soin, MD
6:10 pm – 7:00 pm
Open Forum Discussion
Moderators: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD and Amol Soin, MD
ACCREDITATION
STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Institute for Medical Studies and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP®). The Institute for Medical Studies is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CATEGORY I CREDIT
The Institute for Medical Studies designates the Interventional Techniques Comprehensive Review Course online activity for a maximum of 2
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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TONIGHT'S WEBINAR
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020
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5:00PM - 7:00PM CDT
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Register Free and receive 2 CME* credits
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CPPR Webinar
Comprehensive Physician and Practice Resuscitation Training
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5:00pm – 5:05pm
WEBINAR INTRODUCTION
5:05pm – 5:12pm
CPPR Training –
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD
5:12pm – 5:20pm
Overview of ASIPP Activities –
Amol Soin, MD
5:20pm – 5:35pm
Getting Back to Normal: Mitigation to Risk Stratification and Scheduling –
Shalini Shah, MD
5:35pm – 5:50pm
Revenue Cycle Management –
Maharshi Patel
5:50pm – 6:00pm
Forming an IPA: Revolutionary or Reactionary –
Ian Myers
6:00pm – 6:20pm
Marketing During a Recession –
Randy Alvaraez
6:20pm – 6:58pm
OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD; Amol Soin, MD; Devi E. Nampiaparampil, MD; Randy Alvaraez; Ian Meyers; Maharshi Patel; Shalini Shah, MD
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Institute for Medical Studies and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP®). The Institute for Medical Studies is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CATEGORY I CREDIT
The Institute for Medical Studies designates the Interventional Techniques Comprehensive Review Course online activity for a maximum of 2
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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2 CME Credit Hours*
*The 2 CMEs can only be obtained by registering and attending the live webi
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Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil Pens Book
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Hospitals and healthcare workers struggle to keep up with the demand as the new coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across the U.S. and throughout the world.
Hundreds of millions of people are social distancing, quarantining, and sheltering in place to slow down the spread of the virus. The stock market is plunging and the global economy is heading into a recession because of the virus and because of the measures we are enforcing to stop it. Schools are closed. Restaurants, bars, and gyms are closed in many areas of the country. Major sports events, concerts and shows have been cancelled. Perhaps our greatest asset in this fight against the new coronavirus-- healthcare workers-- are becoming infected on the front lines. In the midst of this crisis, Doctor Devi explains what you need to know in a concise and easy-to-understand Question and Answer format.
Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil, a Harvard-trained doctor and a professor at NYU School of Medicine, breaks down the issues in this clear and compassionate handbook. What makes this virus so dangerous? How can I protect myself and my family? How did this happen?
For the latest guidelines, please always check:
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Call for COVID-19 Submissions:
PAIN PHYSICIAN
PAIN MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
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Manuscripts related to COVID-19 and interventional pain management are now being solicited for a special issue of
Pain Physician
.
We will publish articles on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology. Plus articles risks of interventional techniques, risks of anesthesia, precautions, and preventive measures.
Pain Physician
, the official journal of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians is and open access journal listed in Embase, SCOPUS, PubMed, and Medline.
Pain Medicine Case Reports
journal is also requesting submissions. PMCR is the sister journal to
Pain Physician
that focuses solely on Case Reports and Case Series. Articles submitted to PMCR will need to be Case Reports or Case Studies only that relate to COVID-19.
Pain Medicine Case Reports
is an open access journal, available online with free full manuscripts. It is listed in SCOPUS, Embase, ScienceDirect, Evolve, and Clinical Key.
Articles for both journals will go through rapid review and rapid publication.
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Pain Physician March/April
2020 Articles Available Online Now
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The March/April issue of
Pain Physician
features
Position Statement
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Christopher J. Centeno, MD, Sairam Atluri, MD, Sheri L. Albers, DO, Shane Shapiro, MD, Gerard A. Malanga, MD, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH, Mairin Jerome, MD, Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Steve M. Aydin, DO, Douglas Beall, MD, Don Buford, MD, Joanne Borg-Stein, MD, Ricardo Buenaventura, MD, Joseph A. Cabaret, MD, Aaron K. Calodney, MD, Kenneth D. Candido, MD, Cameron Cartier, MD, Richard Latchaw, MD, Sudhir Diwan, MD, Ehren Dodson, PhD, Zachary Fausel, MD, Michael Fredericson, MD, Christopher G. Gharibo, MD, Myank Gupta, MD, Adam M. Kaye, PharmD, FASCP, FCPhA, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Radomir Kosanovic, MD, Matthew Lucas, DO, Maanasa V. Manchikanti , R. Amadeus Mason, MD, Kenneth Mautner, MD, Samuel Murala, MD, Annu Navani, MD, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Sarah Pastoriza, DO, Ramarao Pasupuleti, MD, Cyril Philip, MD, Mahendra Sanapati, MD, Theodore Sand, PhD, Rinoo Shah, MD, Amol Soin, MD, Ian Stemper, MS, Bradley W. Wargo, DO, and Philippe Hernigou, MD
Health Policy Review
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Mahendra R. Sanapati, MD, Amol Soin, MD, Maanasa V. Manchikanti, BS, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Vanila Singh, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD
Systematic Reviews
Jianwei Wang, MS, Zifeng Xu, MD, Zhou Feng, MS, Rui Ma, BS, and Xiaoyu Zhang, MS
Felipe Araya-Quintanilla, MSc, Hector Gutierrez-Espinoza, PhD, Maria Jesus Munoz-Yanez, MSc, Ursula Sanchez-Montoya, MSc, and Juan Lopez-Jeldes, MSc
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First COVID-19 Test OK'd With 'At Home' Sampling
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The FDA authorized the first diagnostic test for COVID-19 coronavirus with an "at home" specimen collection component, the agency announced on Tuesday.
In a statement
, the agency said it is amending an emergency use authorization granted last month to Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) for its COVID-19 RT-PCR Test. It will now allow patients to collect their samples at home using the company's
Pixel by LabCorp
COVID-19 Test home collection kit.
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Pain Management
Workgroup to Hold Evidence Review Advisory Meeting
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Please find the
letter
addressed to American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, along with other pain organizations from the Pain Management Workgroup Evidence Review advisory meeting with important updates.
They are planning an evidence review advisory meeting for LCD policies on facet joint injections and medial nerve branch procedures. The meeting, which will be a combined meeting with all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), is currently planned for May 28th in Nashville and as a teleconference. A link to the meeting and registration information will be posted to each MAC’s website and the CMS Landing Page within the next 2‐3 weeks. ASIPP will be watching for this posting and will notify you so that you may register to attend.
Some of the ASIPP members are already serving on this committee; however, it is crucial that each state contact their own carriers and try to represent them. We need as many people as you can participate.
It is very crucial that you participate and understand. If you register you should be able to ask questions and give opinions, etc.
Please block your time for May 28
th
from 1:00 to 3:00 pm CST.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 | 5:00PM – 7:00PM CDT
CPPR Webinar
Comprehensive Physician and Practice Resuscitation Training
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5:00 pm – 5:05pm Introduction
5:05 pm – 5:20pm Overview of Physician and Practice Rehabilitation –
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD
5:20pm – 5:35pm Getting Back to Normal: Procedure Scheduling and Execution –
Shalini Shah, MD
5:35pm – 5:50pm Revenue Cycle Management –
Maharshi Patel
5:50pm – 6:15pm Financial Rehabilitation: Fact Vs Fiction –
Amol Soin, MD
6:15pm – 6:55pm Open Forum Discussion
Moderators:
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD and Amol Soin, MD
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MARCH 27, 2020
APRIL 3, 2020
APRIL 7, 2020
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CMS Sets Path for Resuming Elective Surgeries as COVID-19 Eases
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WASHINGTON -- Healthcare facilities should be able to begin performing elective procedures again if they follow certain protocols, according to
guidelines released Sunday
by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Although many hospitals and health systems have quickly set up telehealth services to address non-urgent medical issues, "the reality is that not everything can be addressed by telehealth," CMS administrator Seema Verma said at a briefing held by the White House's coronavirus task force, citing breast cancer surgery and cataract surgery as two examples of elective procedures that can't be put off for too long
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U.S. Virus Guidelines Reject Trump-Backed Drug Combination
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A panel of medical experts convened by the
U.S. National Institutes of Health
recommended against the use of a drug combination touted by President Donald Trump for Covid-19 patients.
The NIH panel, made up of 50 doctors, pharmacy experts and government researchers and officials, specifically recommended against the use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin.
The malaria pill can cause heart issues, and the NIH panel warned of the potential for harm from the combination.
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CDC: Poison Control Calls for Cleaning Product Incidents Up During Pandemic
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Chemical exposures reported to the National Poison Data System (NPDS) increased substantially in early March 2020, likely due to cleaning efforts related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a recent
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
.
To investigate the association between these exposures and COVID-19 cleaning recommendations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Association of Poison Control Centers surveillance team compared the number of reported cases from January to March 2020 to the same 3-month period in 2018 and 2019. Between January and March of this year, the call centers received 45,550 exposure calls related to cleaners and disinfectants. This represented overall increases of 20.4% and 16.4% when compared with the same 3-month period in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Additional analysis of the calls showed an increase of total calls across all age groups, however a larger percentage of calls were related to children aged ≤5 years. Increases in poison control calls were largely attributed to bleaches, non-alcohol disinfectants, and hand sanitizers. Among exposure routes, inhalation accounted for the largest percentage increase from 2019 to 2020
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We are currently looking for reviewers for Pain Physician
We would like to take this opportunity to ask if you would be interested in a position as a Reviewer on the Editorial Board for Pain Physician or if you have a recommendation for someone who might be interested.
Editorial Board responsibilities are as follows:
- Review a minimum of 6 manuscripts per year.
- Failure to review 2 manuscripts consecutively or 60% of the manuscripts sent will disqualify one from Editorial Board Membership.
For more information or to submit your letter of interest, please e-mail:
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ASIPP
®
Partners with Fedora Billing And Revenue Cycle
Management Company
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After long discussions, in addition to our NorCal liability program for
ASIPP
®
members, now we are able to offer unique benefits for revenue cycle management with billing, etc.
Fedora
is a company known to many of our board members and others.
ASIPP
®
has reached an agreement with Fedora to provide exclusive discounts on billing or revenue cycle management that will decrease practice costs and promote growth, or at least stop deterioration. It is not just a billing company; they streamline the billing and receivable process and constantly update payor regulations keeping your practice up to on date on a daily basis.
Some of the
ASIPP
®
Billing Program highlights are below:
Up to 50% savings for
ASIPP
®
members for their billing or revenue cycle management for their offices and surgery centers:
- Expertise in interventional pain management billing for all types of services
- 99% Clearing House Rate
- 95% First-Time Claim Passage
- 23.4 Average Days in A/R
- Eligibility and Benefits Verification
- Pre-Certification/Prior Authorization
- Denials and A/R Management
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Join The Group Purchasing Organization Today
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ASIPP
®
has formed a partnership with
Henry Schein
and
PedsPal
, a national GPO that has a successful history of negotiating better prices on medical supplies and creating value added services for the independent physician. Working with MedAssets, PedsPal provides excellent pricing on products like contrast media that alleviate some of the financial pressures you experience today. While the cost of contrast media has skyrocketed due to the single dose vial issue, because we have partnered with Henry Schein, this could enable you to purchase Omnipaque 240mg/50mL for slightly above $4.50.
It will be easy for
ASIPP
®
members in good standing to enroll today and begin to realize the savings this partnership can bring. Members can join or see sample prices by going to
http://pedspal.org/asipp/default.html
Click on “view our discounted supplier prices” (Username:ASIPPmember and Password: Save) or click on the words "join for free now" and begin saving today!
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Answering the COVID-19 Call; Med Students Step Up
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has upended medical education. Owing to widespread uncertainty and disagreement about the appropriate roles for medical students during a pandemic, student participation in clinical care has varied across institutions. Some schools forbid any patient interaction, whereas others have recruited students for hospital-based roles or even graduated medical students early so that they can serve as frontline clinicians (
1–3
). The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) has instructed medical schools to suspend student clerkships and has recommended that “unless there is a critical health care workforce need locally, we strongly suggest that medical students not be involved in any direct patient care activities” (
4
,
5
). We disagree with the AAMC that medical student involvement should be reserved for critical health care personnel shortages. Rather, medical schools should offer students clinical opportunities that would benefit patient care and potentially help to prevent workforce shortages
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We are currently looking for reviewers for Pain MedicineCase Reports
We would like to take this opportunity to ask if you would be interested in a position as a Reviewer on the Editorial Board for Pain Medicine Case Reports or if you have a recommendation for someone who might be interested.
Editorial Board responsibilities are as follows:
- Review a minimum of 6 manuscripts per year.
- Failure to review 2 manuscripts consecutively or 60% of the manuscripts sent will disqualify one from Editorial Board Membership.
For more information or to submit your letter of interest, please e-mail:
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ALWAYS RETWEET ASIPP
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@
ASIPP
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Essentials of Regenerative Medicine in Interventional
Pain Management
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Essentials of Regenerative Medicine in Interventional Pain Management is a book to bring concise, collective, and comprehensive information to interventional pain physicians practicing regenerative medicine in managing chronic pain. Regenerative medicine is an integral part of interventional pain management within the definitions of interventional pain management and interventional techniques.
Each chapter contains an introduction of the subject, historical context,pathophysiology, applicability of regenerative medicine with its evidence base, indications, anatomy, technical aspects, complications, and precautions for each topic when available and applicable. This comprehensive book consists of 35 chapters, more than 350 figures, and 50 tables.
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Essentials of Regenerative Medicine in Interventional Pain Management
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ORDER
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Control Your Waiting Room TV
Customized waiting room TV exclusively for
ASIPP
®
members. Create your own ad-free television broadcasts using our videos, custom informational slides and your own YouTube videos. Even add local weather reports, news and live messages.
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GSIPP 16th Annual Pain Summit
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The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Plantation
Lake Oconee
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FSIPP/FSPM
Annual Meeting
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2020 12th Annual Scientific
Meeting
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