Cross-Post: A Way Forward For The Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria Program: Aligning Quality Metrics
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other places when we believe they hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared in Health Affairs on Aug. 26, 2021. The article, “A Way Forward For The Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria Program: Aligning Quality Metrics,” discusses proposed […]
Cross Post – National Health Spending In 2015
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other publications. Today’s post originally appeared on the Health Affairs blog and it highlights a new policy brief from Health Affairs on 2015 national health expenditures. Overall, national health spending grew at a rate of 5.8 percent in […]
Cross Post – New Health Policy Brief: Medicare’s New Physician Payment System
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 on the Health Affairs blog and it highlights a new policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), […]
March Madness
Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS, AANS (left) Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Mount Kismo Medical Group Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Guest Post from Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, FAANS, FAHA (right) Vice-Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Geisinger Health System Wilkes Barre, PA During the month of […]
Tackling the Gordian Knot of Quality Measurement
Guest post from Katie O. Orrico, JD Director, Washington Office American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog you will see us cross-posting or linking to pieces from other places when we believe they involve issues that merit highlighting to our readers. Today’s post originally […]
HITECH Act: $28 Billion Taxpayer Investment Spent, Minimal Progress on Interoperability
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog you will see us cross-posting or linking to pieces from other health blogs when we believe they really hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared on the Health Affairs blog and it addresses the concerns with implementation of the Health Information Technology and Economic and […]
Payment Reform, Like Grass, is Always Greener on the Other Side
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog you will see us cross-posting or linking to pieces from other health blogs when we believe they really hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared on the Health Affairs blog and it addresses the ins and outs of payment reform. The piece is authored by […]
Do Bundled Payments Put Medical Innovation At Risk?
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog you will see us cross-posting or linking to pieces from other health blogs when we believe they really hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared on the Health Affairs blog and it addresses the all-important topic of whether bundled payments put medical innovation at risk. […]
New AAMC Motion Graphic Highlights Physician Shortage Issue
It is well established that the country faces a severe physician manpower shortage, which will only worsen as health insurance coverage is expanded under the Affordable Care Act and the baby boomers continue to reach retirement age. Overall, the shortage will approximate 130,600 physicians by the year 2025 — 64,800 specialty physicians and 65,800 primary […]
Unresolved Medical Liability Claims Equal Reduced Access to Care
According to an April 2013 Health Affairs study, an average physician spends nearly 11 percent of their career with an unresolved medical liability claim. It’s not surprising that the study also found that specialty type plays a major factor in the length of time a claim remains unresolved. And yes, you guessed it, due to the […]