PainCast

Tag: health insurance

  • New Payer Contracts

    New Payer Contracts

  • Cost Effectiveness of Regenerative Medicine – The Intervertebral Disc

    Cost Effectiveness of Regenerative Medicine – The Intervertebral Disc

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    Douglas P. Beall, MD

    Dr. Douglas P. Beall discusses the cost-effectiveness of intervertebral disc (IVD) therapy for back pain. Dr. Beall begins with a discussion of conventional surgical and non-surgical approaches to back pain. He describes studies focusing on IVD, showing its greater efficacy compared to conventional methods. He compares the costs of conventional surgeries and IVD therapy. Dr. Beall effectively illustrates that IVD therapy is less invasive, more effective, and less costly than other surgeries for back pain.

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  • The Future of Bundled Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy Therapies

    The Future of Bundled Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy Therapies

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    Kenneth D. Candido, MD

    Dr. Kenneth Candido raises concerns over bundled image guidance techniques. Dr. Candido explains that every surgeon must become familiar with bundling and unbundling codes. He compares and contrasts fluoroscopy and ultrasound that guide target foci during surgical procedures. He highlights the bundled preferential payment of fluoroscopy over ultrasound guidance. Dr. Candido effectively illustrates the importance of the surgeon’s informed choice of image guidance techniques to be used during surgery.

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