Neurosurgery Meets with Congress during Alliance of Specialty Medicine’s Legislative Conference
Guest Post from Alliance of Specialty Medicine spokesperson, Alex B. Valadka, MD Chief Executive Officer, Seton Brain and Spine Institute Austin, Texas Dr. Valadka (left) visiting Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas). This week, I attended the Alliance of Specialty Medicine’s annual Capitol Hill Advocacy Conference. More than 100 participants from 13 medical societies – including the […]
Neurosurgery Contributes to Choosing Wisely Campaign
Guest Post by John Ratliff, MD, FAANS, FACS Co-Director, Division of Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department of Neurosurgery Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) have developed set of five targeted, evidence-based recommendations regarding neurosurgical patient care. This effort was completed as […]
AANS and CNS Release Position Statement on Hydrocodone Prescribing
Guest Post From Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD Chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Pain Albany, New York Last week, the AANS and CNS issued a position statement on Hydrocodone Prescribing Policy, which was developed by the AANS/CNS Section on Pain to address action taken earlier this year by the FDA’s Drug Safety and Risk […]
Neurosurgeons Respond to CMS on Proposed 2014 Medicare Payment Policies
Earlier this month, the AANS and CNS submitted several comment letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding a number of issues contained in the proposed 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule and hospital outpatient department rules, which affect neurosurgeons and their patients. Of particular concern to neurosurgeons, are the proposals related to […]
CNS Spotlight: 2013 Spring Congress Quarterly Released
The Congress Quarterly (cnsq) is the official newsmagazine of the CNS and is designed to reflect the changing nature of neurosurgery and foster discussion about the core being of the neurosurgeon, which is that of leadership, strength, innovation and the relentless pursuit to improve the care and quality of life of patients. Each issue explores […]
Neurosurgeons Warn IOM Committee about Looming Physician Shortages
Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., MD, President of the Society of Neurological Surgeons, testified today on behalf organized neurosurgery at an Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee hearing concerning the need to ensure an adequate neurosurgical workforce for the 21st Century. This hearing is one in a series that an IOM consensus committee is holding to evaluate the […]
AANS/CNS Spine Section’s Rapid Response to Coverage Policy
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 members who work on behalf of organized neurosurgery. For our post today we would like to bring your attention to the following article which originally appeared in the […]