AANS Neurosurgeon Spotlight: Winter 2020 – The Mind of a Neurosurgeon Part II
Articles in the latest issue of AANS Neurosurgeon: “The Mind of a Neurosurgeon” take on the daunting task of better understanding what makes us tick! Many of the best and brightest have graciously considered aspects of this question and shared their poignant thoughts: The Case for Mindfulness and Compassion James R. Doty, MD, FAANS Focus […]
A Doctor’s Place is in the Exam Room
Guest post from Stuart L. Weinstein, MD Spokesperson, Health Coalition on Liability and Access Past President, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Ignacio V. Ponseti Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor of Pediatrics Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa An orthopaedic surgeon and a neurosurgeon walk into a room… Unfortunately, this […]
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 […]
Want Lower Healthcare Costs? Consider Medical Liability Reform
Guest post written on behalf of the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies’ (CSNS) Communications and Education Committee Maya A. Babu, MD, MBA (left) Neurosurgical Resident, Mayo Clinic Vice-Chair, CSNS Communications and Education Committee Rochester, MN Brian V. Nahed, MD, MSC (right) Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School Chair, CSNS Communications […]
What Drives U.S. Healthcare Spending?
Recently the Bipartisan Policy Center released a report entitled “What Is Driving U.S. Health Care Spending? America’s Unsustainable Health Care Cost Growth.” The paper highlights the items that the group posits are responsible for healthcare spending in the United States. Three of the factors – population, utilization rates and prices – are expected to continue […]