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Mar 9, 2023

IMPORTANT: Survey on Telemedicine Evaluation and Management Codes

Mar 8, 2023

A Task Made (Somewhat) Easier: Positive Advances in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Feb 2, 2023

Teleheath Flexibilities to Remain in Effect After Public Health Emergency Ends in May

Jan 17, 2023

2023 Fee Schedule Released for Commonly Performed Acute and Chronic Pain Medicine Procedures

Jan 13, 2023

DATA-Waiver Registration No Longer Required to Treat Patients with Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

Jan 3, 2023

All Patients Should be Screened for Cannabis Use Before Surgery, First U.S. Guidelines Recommend

Dec 23, 2022

An Introduction to Medicare Chronic Pain Management Codes for 2023

Dec 21, 2022

Santhanam Suresh Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine’s Prestigious Gaston Labat Award

Dec 21, 2022

Edward Mariano Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award

Dec 19, 2022

Policies of Interest from Calendar Year 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: A Comparison of Select Proposed and Final Policies

Dec 14, 2022

APP ALERT: ASRA Coags Pain Medicine Guidelines

Nov 22, 2022

2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems Final Rule

Nov 20, 2022

Call for Editorial Board Members

Nov 10, 2022

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023 Announced

Oct 17, 2022

Multisociety Pain Workgroup Supports Coverage of Sacroiliac Interventions for Pain Medicine

Sep 12, 2022

Prior Authorization for Facet Joint Interventions Would Restrict Timely Access to Medically Necessary Services

Sep 12, 2022

Support of Spinal Cord Stimulation Coverage for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Refractory to Conventional Management

Sep 12, 2022

ASRA Pain Medicine Consensus Guidelines Shared with AHRQ for Its Systematic Review

Aug 29, 2022

Chart Regarding Applicability of the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Process in Bifurcated States

Aug 29, 2022

Share Your #ASRAPainPearls to Help Our Patients with Pain

Aug 22, 2022

Dr. Jose De Andres to Present the 2022 John J. Bonica Lecture at the 21st Annual Pain Medicine Meeting

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Jul 28, 2022

ASRA Pain Medicine Mentorship Program Wins Accolade

Jul 1, 2022

ASRA Pain Medicine Affirms Importance of Patient-Physician Decision-Making

Jun 17, 2022

Authorization for Implanted Spinal Neurostimulators

Jun 17, 2022

Five Takeaways from New Requirements under the No Surprises Act

Jun 15, 2022

ASRA Pain Medicine Will Celebrate 100 Years of Regional Anesthesia in 2023

Jun 13, 2022

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Fully Recognized by the AMA

May 23, 2022

Recommendations for Interventional Pain Procedures During Contrast Shortage

May 17, 2022

ASRA Pain Medicine Endorses Venous Thromboembolism Recommendations

Apr 4, 2022

ASRA Pain Medicine Provides Comments on Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids

Apr 2, 2022

Welcome New Committee Members!

Mar 30, 2022

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Journal Launches New Monthly Podcast

Mar 11, 2022

SIG Meetings Being Held at the 47th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting

Jan 21, 2022

Ban Tsui Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine’s 2022 Distinguished Service Award

Jan 20, 2022

United Healthcare Will Expand Neurostimulation Coverage

Jan 18, 2022

Brian Ilfeld, MD, Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine’s Prestigious Gaston Labat Award

Dec 16, 2021

A Guide to Participation in Performance Year 2023

Dec 14, 2021

Collaboration with Temple University Provides Discount on Business Courses for Physicians

Dec 10, 2021

Congress Passes Legislation to Avert Significant Medicare Payment Reductions

Dec 8, 2021

ASRA Pain Medicine Takes Issue With United Healthcare Policy on Neuromodulation Treatments

Dec 8, 2021

CY 2022 MPFS: Medicare Valuation and National Average Reimbursement for Selected Codes

Nov 18, 2021

ASRA Is Now ASRA Pain Medicine

Oct 24, 2021

Voluntary Recall of Lidocaine HCl Topical Solution

Oct 18, 2021

Comments on Medicare Proposed Rule Regarding Outpatient and Ambulatory Payments

Oct 18, 2021

Comments on Medicare Payment Policies: Conversion Factor, Labor Pricing, Telehealth, and More

Sep 24, 2021

Guidelines Emphasize Need for Multimodal, Individualized Care for Surgery Patients

Sep 7, 2021

In September – and All Year Round – ASRA Is Fighting to Prevent, Treat, and Manage Pain

Sep 3, 2021

Member Perspective: Whether You Are Old or New, ASRA Has Opportunities for You

Aug 30, 2021

Member Spotlight

Aug 26, 2021

Widespread Pain Linked to Heightened Dementia and Stroke Risk

Aug 12, 2021

Buprenorphine Management in the Perioperative Period: Educational Review and Recommendations from a Multisociety Expert Panel

Aug 9, 2021

Safety Notice: Recall of Specific Ultrasound Gel

Aug 1, 2021

Joint Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Care Personnel

Jul 29, 2021

ASRA Opposes VA Supremacy Project to Develop National Standards of Practice

Jul 23, 2021

AMA Meeting Highlights: Telehealth, Prior Authorization, Scope of Practice

Jul 13, 2021

HHS Provider Relief Fund: Reporting Requirements and Reporting Portal

May 28, 2021

Nominate a Leader Today!

May 19, 2021

MPW Raises Awareness of Effectiveness of Interventional Therapies That May Be Overlooked in Systematic Reviews

May 18, 2021

ASRA Welcomes New President at Close of Spring 2021 Meeting

Mar 26, 2021

New Coverage Policies for Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management

Feb 19, 2021

Top RAPM Reviewers in 2020 Named

Feb 4, 2021

Multisociety Pain Workgroup Continues Work to Get Coverage of Epidural Injections for Chronic Pain Management

Jan 27, 2021

ASRA Signs on to Letter to HHS Urging Elimination of X-Waiver Requirement

Jan 18, 2021

CMS Will Not Issue Separate Payment for CPT 99072

Jan 6, 2021

Issue Brief: Medicare Policy Updates on Evaluation and Management Visits

Jan 5, 2021

Reducing the Burden of Prior Authorizations to Aid Patient Care Delivery

Jan 4, 2021

Advocating for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Coverage

Dec 21, 2020

Issue Brief: Medicare Policy Updates on Evaluation and Management Visits

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Dec 2, 2020

Comparison of CY 2021 OPPS and ASC Proposed and Final Policies

Dec 1, 2020

LAST Checklist Updated: Rapid Response to User Feedback

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Nov 16, 2020

ASRA Recognizes Bonica and Distinguished Service Award Winners

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Nov 9, 2020

ASRA Advocates for Additional Public Health Emergency Funding

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Nov 6, 2020

Physicians Report Income Down, PPE Spending Up

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Oct 6, 2020

Comments on Medicare Program, CY 2021 Address Multiple Concerns

Sep 30, 2020

Pain Awareness Month Stories: Multimodal Pain Care

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Sep 28, 2020

ASRA Provides Feedback on AHRQ Reports Regarding Acute Pain and Episodic Migraine

Sep 18, 2020

Pain Awareness Month Stories: Pain Management Choices

Sep 10, 2020

Pain Awareness Month Stories: A Pathway to Pain

Sep 1, 2020

CMS Publishes Updated Measure Packages to Correct Scoring Issue

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Jul 1, 2020

ASRA Joins Plea for Economic Changes in Response to COVID-19

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Jun 29, 2020

RAPM Impact Factor Reaches 7.015

May 22, 2020

ASRA Provides Comments to CDC Regarding Opioids and Substance Use Disorder

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May 12, 2020

Fact Sheet: COVID-19 and Virtual Care Services (Updated)

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May 1, 2020

CMS Increasing Telephone E/M Payments, Waives Video Requirement for Certain Services

Mar 31, 2020

Practice Recommendations on Neuraxial Anesthesia and Peripheral Nerve Blocks during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020

Recommendations on Chronic Pain Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nov 4, 2019

Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation: The Latest and…the Greatest?

Aug 6, 2019

Anesthesia Quality Institute National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR)

Feb 28, 2016

ASRA Mourns the Passing of Dr. P. Prithvi Raj, Founding Father

Jan 20, 2015

ASRA Founding Father and Past President Dr. Alon P. Winnie Dies After Suffering Stroke Earlier This Month