Cross-Post: Prior Authorization Is Hurting Our Patients
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other places that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Today’s post originally appeared in MedPage Today on June 25. In the op-ed, neurosurgeon and chair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons […]
Cross-Post: ‘I’m a Neurosurgeon Who Can’t Move. Now What?’
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other places that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Today’s post originally appeared in MedPage Today on June 15. In the op-ed, David J. Langer, MD, FAANS, recounts a life-changing accident during a ski trip that resulted […]
Neurosurgery Urges HHS to Delay Meaningless Use Rules
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) recently released the proposed rule on Stage 3 of the Medicare/Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Meaningful Use Incentive Program. The stage 3 objectives, for the most part, reiterate the stage 2 goals, with higher thresholds for demonstrating meaningful use. These requirements will go into effect in 2016. To […]