ASNM news alert about Sequestration and how it might affect Medicare fees for Practitioners..!

News Alert from ASNM: The American Society of Neurological Monitoring,  about the so called Sequestration? and its effect on medicare fee

Possible Sequestration Effects on IONM Reimbursement

As many of you have seen in the national news, the automatic legislative sequestration cuts were allowed to take effect at midnight on March 1.  As a result, all healthcare providers, including Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring providers, may see a cut in their Medicare reimbursement beginning April 1. This will account for a 2% reduction in Medicare reimbursement to providers.

It is vital that IONM practitioners review any guidance they receive from their Medicare Area Contractors (MAC), consult their MAC website and review their Medicare fee schedules to keep abreast of any reimbursement changes ahead.  Also, the national media will be covering these reimbursement changes and whether or not our legislative bodies determine that these potential cuts are finally allowed to proceed.

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Market Research and Research Report on Intraoperative Neuromonitoring?

Published: Wednesday, Mar. 06, 2013 / Updated: Thursday, Mar. 07, 2013 02:39 PM Fort Mills Times:

Fort Mills Times recently published the following news about a possible market research regarding the future of IONM field. Just when I was thinking about neuromonitoring field's current status and the future trajectory, comes this very timely remainder...!?.

Actually, I was thinking of writing a Blog article about the same topic but it needs a lots of time, effort, some research and field study etc, may be few phone calls and emails etc to the folks in the field. Since, I saw the report online my curiosity shot up further upon looking at the Google instant email sent to me on this topic. So,I visited the links provided by FMT pointing to the Dublin based research markets sites. On the very top right corner of this site, I noticed that this report is available for a fee. However, I was shocked to realize that the fee begins with $2000, goes up further depending upon individual or enterprise, one heck of a rip-off, my blogs offer to the neuromonitoring field much "better insights" that is available and offered freely to the world,  throughout blogs existence and will continue to do as long as it is feasible to do so!. The readers or buyers must understand the company behind or people behind are not professionals or experts in my field "they are not specialists or neurophysiologist, the source too is not an organization with skills in this field".

""Briefly about the report: TechNavio's report, the Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Market in the US 2012-2016, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report focuses on the US; it also covers the Intraoperative Neuromonitoring market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

The key vendors dominating this market space are Nuvasive Inc., BiotronicNeuroNetwork, Sentient Medical Systems, and SpecialityCare Inc.

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  1 - 5 UsersUSD$2,300.00

  
  

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intraoperative) has announced the addition of the "Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Market in the US 2012-2016" report to their offering.

TechNavio Announces the Publication of its Research Report - Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Market in the US 2012-2016. TechNavio today launched its report, Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Market in the US 2012-2016, based on an in-depth analysis exclusively focusing on the US. The report aims to aid decision makers' understanding of the significant trends impacting this market.

A community college desired to offer IONM Certification Program?...

ACC to offer Intraoperative Monitoring Certification

Starting in the summer, Alvin Community College will begin offering a certification for an Intraoperative Monitoring program, which will be one of the first offered in the area.
Intraoperative certification is an extension of the Electroneurodiagnostic field (or END). Those certified for intraoperative monitoring procedures would monitor patients’ nervous systems during spinal surgeries or cranial operations.

Those with the certification will be in high demand, said Stacy Pedigo, Instructor of Electroneurodiagnostics Technology.
“There is a huge market out there,” she said.

IV needle and nerve injury?, hmmmmmm...!!!

You probably never thought if this kind of nerve injury happens in the OR or at the holding or recovery?, yes it does, this incident actually has gone up to a law suit??...as far as patient care is concerned, there is no excuse for callousness or crappy job, you must do the best and give the best of your service to your patient! I am not sure if there is any such cases or risks using needles for median, ulnar or tibial nerve Evoked responses monitoring..!, caution is the word. Who's to Blame for IV Start That Caused Patient's Nerve Injury?
Technicality spares hospital and nurse who inserted the needle.
Published: January 19, 2012 An IV needle may have caused the nerve injuries to a patient's wrist, but neither the nurse who inserted the IV nor the hospital she worked at are liable for the damage, according to a Texas appeals court. The patient alleged that an initial IV start caused nerve injuries she sustained to her wrist. A doctor's expert report supported that claim, but his failure to define an appropriate standard of care or specifically implicate any of the individuals named in the suit led to its eventual dismissal.
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Neurosign launches free easy reference poster for intraoperative nerve monitoring

Neurosign has developed a free, easy reference poster for users of intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM), detailing basic set-up and procedures.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 07, 2011 – Neurosign has developed a free, easy reference poster for users of intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM), detailing basic set-up and procedures. Already laminated, the poster can be put up near an IONM device as a simple aide memoir.

Proper and appropriate use of intraoperative nerve monitoring can be of great benefit to hospitals, surgeons and patients alike. In ENT, Neurosign is used to monitor the facial nerve during:
• Parotidectomy
• Mastoidectomy
• Cochlea implant
• Submandibular gland excision