Lasting Change: Assessing the Potential Long Term Impact of COVID-19
“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court The economic, medical, political and psychological tsunami unleashed by the COVID-19 virus is unlike anything we have seen in our lifetime. The traumatic disruption of 9-11 was limited in comparison to our current crisis. While impossible to […]
COVID-19 Trends: Steven N. Kalkanis, MD, FAANS, Sees Signs for Optimism
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) President, Steven N. Kalkanis, MD, FAANS, recently sat down with PBS NewsHour Correspondent William Brangham for an enlightening and encouraging look at how Henry Ford Medical Group in Detroit, Mich. is responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Kalkanis is the CEO of Henry Ford Medical Group, a 1,900-member group […]
AANS and CNS Release 2017 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda
On February 14, 2017 the AANS and CNS released their 2017 legislative and regulatory agenda, which includes action items such as improving the health care delivery system, abolishing the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), expanding support for graduate medical education, alleviating the medical liability crisis and restructuring Medicare’s quality improvement programs. To read the full […]