A Year in review: Making Progress on Neurosurgery’s Legislative and Regulatory Agenda
As we come to the end of a decade and head into 2020, it is fitting to reflect on the progress that the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) have made in advancing organized neurosurgery’s legislative and regulatory agenda to ensure that neurosurgical patients have timely access to […]
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Guest Post from Alan Scarrow, MD, FAANS President of Mercy Clinic Springfield, MO On May 22, 2014, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius, issued a decision that settlements arrived under so-called “apology and disclosure laws” were reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Laws are written […]
Portland Neurosurgeon, Monica C. Wehby, MD, Announces Campaign for U.S. Senate in Oregon
Today, neurosurgery’s very own, Dr. Monica Wehby, announced her campaign for the United States Senate in the state of Oregon. She joins a growing list of Republicans hoping to unseat Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR). Dr. Wehby has been active in organized medicine for her entire career, serving in a number of leadership roles, including: Member, […]
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 […]