THURSDAY | OCTOBER 22, 2020
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Course Directors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD; Amol Soin, MD;
Hans Hansen, MD; Harold Cordner, MD
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With numerous changes coming in 2021,
learn to be compliant and avoid loss of money
and avoid investigations.
This in-depth comprehensive review Documentation,Coding, Compliance, and Practice Management Course serves as curriculum for:
- ABIPP Competency
- Allied Professional Certification
- ABIPP Pathway
The course is intended to present interventional pain management specialists, nurses, and other healthcare providers an in-depth review of multiple areas in
documentation, coding, compliance, and practice management.
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CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans made to Providers during COVID-19 |
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced amended terms for payments issued under the Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program as required by recent action by President Trump and Congress. This Medicare loan program allows CMS to make advance payments to providers and are typically used in emergency situations. Under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act repayment will now begin one year from the issuance date of each provider or supplier’s accelerated or advance payment. CMS issued $106 billion in payments to providers and suppliers in order to alleviate the financial burden healthcare providers faced while experiencing cash flow issues in the early stages of combating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE). |
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OxyContin Maker to Take Plea on Federal Criminal Charges |
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Purdue will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges and pay a criminal fine of $3.5 billion with an additional $2 billion in criminal forfeiture -- ultimately turning the company into a public trust. Another $2.8 billion will be paid to resolve civil allegations, and the Sackler family, which owns privately-held Purdue, will pay $225 million to settle separate civil allegations.
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Imaging Review Course
Only purchase if you attended the live webinar course
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Controlled Substance Management
Only purchase if you attended the live webinar course
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Board Review Course
Only purchase if you attended the live webinar course
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Documentation, Coding, Compliance, and Practice Management
Only purchase if you attended the live webinar course
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For US veterans with unhealthy alcohol use, reducing drinking may improve or resolve various conditions including pain interference symptoms. |
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Pain Interference Symptoms Improved With Alcohol Consumption Reduction |
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HealthDay News — For U.S. veterans with unhealthy alcohol use, reducing drinking may improve or resolve various conditions including pain interference symptoms and substance use, although most correlations are not significant, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
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New COVID Studies Spell Doom for Democrats' Narrative |
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There was good news from the president’s COVID-19 scare, that being he made a quick recovery. In fact, despite numerous media sources ominously predicting his demise — and we’ll get to that later — he pulled through pretty quickly and looked energized for a town hall event last week.
Even more good news: It turns out he’s very much not alone. As NPR reported Tuesday, death rates for those seriously affected by the disease look to be going way down.
“Two new peer-reviewed studies are showing a sharp drop in mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients,” the public broadcaster reported. “The drop is seen in all groups, including older patients and those with underlying conditions, suggesting that physicians are getting better at helping patients survive their illness.”
In one of the studies, the authors looked at the death rates for a single health system between March and August.
“We find that the death rate has gone down substantially,” said Leora Horwitz of the New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine.
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Recordings of Virtual Annual Meeting Now Available |
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If you missed the ASIPP Virtual Annual Meeting in September, you may still register to view the recorded version. All sessions from the September 4-6, 2020 meeting are available through June 2021 for a reduced fee. On-demand registration also provides access to all of the great re|sources available in the exhibit hall.
A significantly reduced add-on fee is available for those who pre-registered for the live meeting, as well as for fellows, residents and medical students. Registrations for those who did not pre-register for the live meeting will also be accepted.
CME Statement
Recorded sessions for this meeting are not eligible for CME credits.
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Nerve conduction studies are often used to distinguish chronic inflammatory neuropathies from axonal polyneuropathies and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
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Nerve Ultrasound Accurately Detects Chronic Inflammatory Neuropathy |
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A nerve ultrasound may be highly accurate for detecting chronic inflammatory neuropathy (CIN) and predicting response to treatment, according to study results published in Neurology. |
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Sworn Pain Relief: Investigators Study the Psychology of Swearing and Hypoalgesia |
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New research confirms previous findings that repeating a conventional swear word “at a steady pace and volume” can bolster pain thresholds and tolerance. Investigators of the new study also utilized newer swear words in order to understand the psychology behind the pain-mitigating effects of cursing.
Previous trials found a connection between cursing and tolerance of a painful experience such as submersion of a hand in ice water (Neuroreport 2009;20[12]:1056-1060). Repeating swear words also has been shown to increase the tolerance of emotional pain (Eur J Soc Psychol 2017;47[4]:517-523). A popular theory is that the repetition of the swear word at a steady cadence creates a form of “stress-induced analgesia via increased autonomic arousal” that can be assessed through heart rate, according to the researchers from Keele and Oxford universities, in England.
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ABIPP ALERT!
ABIPP Examinations Have Gone Virtual!
Exams Offered Saturday, December 5
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The ABIPP Part I examinations for ABIPP Board Certification and ABIPP Competency Certification and is now being held online. The exams will be held on Saturday, December 5 at 10am CST. If you are interested in appearing for either of these exams, you must submit an application. All candidates must be approved prior to signing up for the examination. Qualifications are listed in the applications linked below:
Four hour exam beginning at 10 am CST
Two hour exam beginning at 10 am CST
If you have question about the exam or eligibility, you may contact:
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ABIPP Recognizes Your Knowledge and Expertise
The American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP) has developed certification programs that recognize accepted levels of knowledge and expertise in the interventional pain management profession, with the goal of improved patient care. Hundreds of qualified physicians have made the commitment to become ABIPP certified.
ABIPP now offers the only competency certification program for regenerative medicine.
For complete information about the examination requirements and to obtain an application packet, visit www.abipp.org or call 270-554-9412 x4217 or by email at summer@asipp.org.
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Galcanezumab effectively treats episodic or chronic migraine after multiple standard of care preventive medication failures. |
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Galcanezumab Reduced Migraine Days After Prior Preventive Medication Failure |
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During an international multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, study, galcanezumab was safe and effective at preventing migraine among patients who had not benefited from previous therapies. These results were published in the Lancet Neurology. |
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CMS Changes Medicare Payment to Support Faster COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing |
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Under President Trump’s leadership, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced new actions to pay for expedited coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test results. CMS previously took action in April 2020 by increasing the Medicare payment to laboratories for high throughput COVID-19 diagnostic tests from approximately $51 to $100 per test. Today, CMS is announcing that starting January 1, 2021, Medicare will pay $100 only to laboratories that complete high throughput COVID-19 diagnostic tests within two calendar days of the specimen being collected. Also effective January 1, 2021, for laboratories that take longer than two days to complete these tests, Medicare will pay a rate of $75. CMS is working to ensure that patients who test positive for the virus are alerted quickly so they can self-isolate and receive medical treatment.
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In Acute Pain Guideline Recommendations, NSAIDs Take Top Spot |
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Acute pain from musculoskeletal injury can be managed with time-limited, safe and cost-effective interventions, according to a new guideline from the American College of Physicians (ACP) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
The guideline for nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management of acute pain from non–low back, musculoskeletal injuries in adults weighs evidence of both harm and efficacy of interventions; distinguishes between pain relief requirements in the hours immediately after injury from pain persisting for several days; and considers both the goals of relieving pain and restoring function (Ann Intern Med 2020 Aug 18. doi: 10.7326/M19-3602). A separate guideline for noninvasive treatment of low back pain was previously issued by the ACP and endorsed by the AAFP (Ann Intern Med 2017;166[7]:514-530).
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ASIPP® Partners with Fedora Billing And Revenue Cycle Management Company
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ASIPP is now 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.
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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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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| ORDER | Essentials of Regenerative Medicine in IPM
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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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In addition, PainExam has now collaborated with ASIPP and offer 2 new programs:
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2020 12th Annual Scientific
Meeting
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