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PHOENIX IN FEBRUARY A Great Place To Meet, Stay, and Play! February 24-26, 2012 | Phoenix, Arizona | Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
Comprehensive Review Course and Cadaver Workshop – Basic, Intermediate, and ABIPP Preparation - (Feb 24-26) | REGISTRATION | BROCHURE |
Controlled Substance Management Comprehensive Review Course - (Feb 24-25) Competency Examination - (Feb 26) | REGISTRATION | BROCHURE |
Coding, Compliance and Practice Management Comprehensive Review Course - (Feb 24-25) Competency Examination - (Feb 26) | REGISTRATION | BROCHURE | |RESERVATIONS | HOTEL | EXHIBITORS |
Start planning for the 14th Annual Meeting, June 9 -13, 2012 ASIPP's 13th Annual Meeting, Legislative Session and Capitol Hill Visits concluded on Wednesday, June 29 with a great attendance, a record number of Capitol Hill visits and congressional speakers, and the most exciting line-up of speakers and topics in ASIPP history. | REGISTRATION | RESERVATIONS |
View videos of some lectures from the 2011 Annual Meeting on ASIPP CAST 1. 2011 Manchikanti Distinguished Lecture 2. Dr. Gupta Sneak Peek at IPM 3. Dr. Ward Nice is Not So Nice 5. Steve Selbst Voyage In Health Care
Get a glimpse of the 13th Annual meeting by viewing the Fellows/Residents presentation at the following address http://www.ustream.tv/channel/asipp-rfs-annual-meeting-lecture-series-2011 Click here for a complete list of the 2012 ASIPP Meetings and Courses.
This three-volume set from ASIPP Publishing was created to give clinicians a complete study course to prepare for pain medicine board certification exams, based upon the curriculum of the American Board of Medical Specialties pain medicine examinations. These books take clinicians on a journey through the specialty of pain medicine and interventional pain management, from their origins and history, to the science and research behind methods and techniques, to pharmacology, types of pain, complementary therapies, and interventional and surgical techniques, and much, much more. Culminating with a comprehensive resource of 1,500 sample board exam questions, complete with thorough explanations of the answers, these books will not only help prepare clinicians for their board examination, they will become valuable resources that will be consulted for years to come. Register for the 2012 Board Review course and receive a 40% discount!
The ASIPP News Is Now Electronic Only Because the new electronic version of the ASIPP News was such a success and in an effort to be more environmentally conscious, the quarterly newsletter will now be delivered to you electronically only. Please make sure your e-mail address is up to date so you won't miss an issue. Read the Fall 2010 Issue.
"The guidelines are expected to increase patient compliance, dispel miscommunications among providers and patients, manage patient expectations reasonably, and form the basis of a therapeutic partnership between the patient, the provider and payers, " said Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, ASIPP, CEO and Chairman of the Board. Click on the headline for our articles on evidence-based practice guidelines for interventional techniques in the management of chronic pain. Or go to National Guidelines Clearinghouse for ASIPP's 2009 Interventional Techniques: Evidence-based Practice Guidelines in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain. Guidelines By Year: 2009 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2003 | 2001 | 2000
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Contact Congress Today!
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), is greatly
concerned about 3 issues: single dose vials for infection control,
ICD-10 implementation, and electronic medical records implementation. All three are very expensive, have not been proven with evidence, and may result in
the closing of multiple practices due to escalating costs beyond imagination
that could exceed the costs associated with HIPAA and Y2K.
We ask for your assistance in correcting these issues by taking a moment of your time to send the following letter(s) to Congress and HHS. We encourage you to send a personal letter or if you prefer you may send it as it is written. Either way your letter(s) will help in the fight to save health care, your practice, and patient access.
Patient Capwiz Letter (Word version of patient letter) For more information see the Press Release and letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. View a short video on using CAPWIZ below. See how easy it is and how effective it will be.
There are many changes to the newly released AMA 2012 CPT® codes that will impact interventional pain physicians. Please take time to look over these carefully and consult your billing department to inform them of the changes. Keep in mind that deviations will initially be considered as abuse and then fraud. We have compiled the coding changes to IPM procedures to assist you in recognizing these upcoming changes. Click here to access the 2012 CPT® Coding changes for IPM.
CMS Makes Multiple Changes
In response to requests submitted to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) and CMS by ASIPP, CMS has agreed to restore reimbursement to several interventional procedures by making the following NCCI edit changes described in the response letter from Niles Rosen, MD, NCCI Medical Director: Changes made in response to April 20, 2011 requests:
Click here for the May 27, 2011 letter for more details on these edits. Changes made in response to April 26, 2010 requests:
Click here for May 28, 2010 letter for more details on these edits Changes made in response to June 2, 2009 requests:
Click here for June 29, 2009 letter for more details on these edits April 20, 2011 Letter to NCCI Medical Director Niles Rosen, MD
You can now can register for all past ASIPP Webinars or order CDs by Clicking here.
In March 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid mandated that Interventional Pain Management become the 34th medical specialty represented on state Carrier Advisory Committees (CAC), which make local decisions about Medicare coverage. It spite of the great efforts it took to secure this position, many states are still without representation. It is critical that IPM have representation in every state. Do you know who your representative is? More Information on CACs.
We are faced with the need to increase our 09 Interventional Pain Management specialty designation. Currently CMS claims there are too few IPM physicians, which negatively affects our reimbursement. Interventional Pain Physicians can now change their specialty code designation to 09 utilizing the CMS form CMS855I - see page 8, section D.
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians is Committed to Promoting Awareness and Understanding of Interventional Pain Management Through a Multitude of Media Events and Public Relations Efforts
Click here for more information on public relations activity, how you can contribute, and how you can get involved.
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