Medicolegal Issues in Neurosurgery
Virtually all neurosurgeons will have to deal with a medicolegal issue by the end of their career. Neurosurgeons have the highest annualized rate of lawsuits at >19%. Perhaps shockingly, even by age 45, approximately 88% of surgeons in high-risk subspecialties will have been involved in a lawsuit. This number elevates to >99% by age 65. […]
Integrated Care Pathways: A Toolkit for Neurosurgeons
Brett Youngerman Neurosurgery Resident, Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY In the constantly evolving health care climate in the United States, health care systems are always seeking an edge to improve clinical reputation as well as the bottom line. Two recent trends in health care redesign have been improving the quality of care while […]
Working for all Neurosurgeons: Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
Tony Anene-Maidoh, MD (left) Neurosurgery Resident, Virginia Commonwealth University Socioeconomic Fellow, Council of State Neurosurgical Societies Kimon Bekelis, MD (right) Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellow, Thomas Jefferson University Instructor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice During the 2016 CSNS Annual Meeting in San Diego, Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS, Chair of the Council of […]
Neurosurgery Putting Patient Safety First
Guest post written on behalf of The CSNS Patient Safety Ad Hoc Committee Abdul-Kareem Ahmed (left) Medical Student at Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD (right) Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Since neurosurgical pioneer Harvey Cushing invented the modern anesthesia record and helped lower the morbidity and mortality […]
New Survey Shows Significant “Burnout” Among U.S. Neurosurgeons
Guest post from Frederick A. Boop, MD Professor and J. T. Robertson Chairman Department of Neurosurgery University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis St Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memphis, TN Although the practice of medicine can be incredibly meaningful and personally fulfilling, it is also demanding and stressful. To this end, a new survey published […]
Closed Intensive Care Units: Are Neurosurgical Patients Better Off?
Guest Blog from: J. Adair Prall, MD; South Denver Neurosurgery, Littleton, CO (top left) Jason Hauptman, MD; Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (top right) Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD; Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA (lower left) Deborah L. Benzil, MD; Mount Kisco Medical Group, Mount Kisco, NY (lower right) In […]