Burnout Among Physicians: A System Issue
The prevalence of physician distress has been well documented in recent years, and data suggests that 44% of U.S. physicians experience symptoms of burnout. A recent study titled, “Resilience and Burnout Among Physicians and the General US Working Population,” published in JAMA Network Open — a journal of the American Medical Association (AMA) — evaluated […]
AMA Honors Katie O. Orrico with Lifetime Achievement Award
From time to time you will see us promote items on Neurosurgery Blog in order to spotlight some great things which are born out of the many individuals who work on behalf of organized neurosurgery. For our post today we would like to highlight that earlier this week, the American Medical Association awarded Katie O. […]
Cross Post – Using Neurosurgical Solutions to Manage Chronic Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common ailments patients with chronic pain face. For some, a neurosurgical approach can offer much relief and may be an alternative to long-term opioid therapy. Today’s post originally appeared in the AMA Wire, which is published by the American Medical Association (AMA). Jennifer A. Sweet, MD, Assistant Professor, […]
Cross Post – Neurosurgery Makes Pain Management Curricular Breakthroughs
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other publications when we believe they hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared in the AMA Wire, which is published by the American Medical Association (AMA). Christopher J. Winfree, MD, FAANS, a neurosurgeon from Columbia […]
Spotlighting Medical Resident Training and Education: GME Month
Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS, AANS (right) Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Mount Kismo Medical Group Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Graduate medical education (GME) provides the essential foundation for the future of medicine, including neurosurgery. As such, Neurosurgery Blog will devote the month of March to a comprehensive […]
Cross Post about the Opioid Crisis — Now Comes the Hard part: Turning National Attention into Action
Patrice A. Harris, MD From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog you will see us cross-posting or linking to pieces from other places when we believe they really hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared in the American Medical Association’s AMA Wire publication and is authored by Patrice A. Harris, MD, chair-elect […]
Back to School! And to School Sports.
Guest post from Carrie R. Muh, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center September means the end of summer, and for those of us with kids, it’s back to school time! That also means it’s back to school sports. Sports are great for kids to help them keep in […]
Faces of Neurosurgery: AMA Honors Neurosurgeons Karin Muraszko and Shelly Timmons
Guest post from Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS (left) Central Illinois Neuro Health Sciences Bloomington, Illinois and Maya A. Babu, MD (right) Neurosurgical Resident, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN September is the month that the American Medical Association (AMA) celebrates and honors influential women physician leaders in conjunction with their program entitled, “Women in Medicine.” As […]
New Study Shows ICD-10 Implementation Costs to Be Significantly Higher
New cost estimates for implementing the federally mandated ICD-10 code set by Oct. 1, 2014, are, in some cases, nearly three times more than previously estimated, according to a new study released by the American Medical Association (AMA). Costs associated with ICD-10 implementation include training, vendor and software upgrades, testing and payment disruption. Compared to a […]
Congress Makes Significant Progress on Physician Payment Reform
On Feb. 6, 2014, the Senate Finance, House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means Committees released bipartisan legislation to repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) physician payment system. The “SGR Repeal and Medicare Payment Modernization Act ” (S. 2000/H.R. 4015), establishes a new streamlined value-based incentive payment system called the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, or […]