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 […]
Cross Post about the Opioid Crisis — Now Comes the Hard part: Turning National Attention into Action
Patrice A. Harris, MD From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog you will see us cross-posting or linking to pieces from other places when we believe they really hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared in the American Medical Association’s AMA Wire publication and is authored by Patrice A. Harris, MD, chair-elect […]
Resident Reflection: Holding the Line against Apathy
Guest post from Ahilan Sivaganesan, MD Neurosurgery Resident Physician, Vanderbilt University Medical Center The vast majority of physicians enter medicine with an inborn sense of compassion. Junior residents, however, are the logistical workhorses of teaching hospitals — their north star is efficiency and they are measured largely on their capacity to “get things done.” The […]
Does this Really Help?
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Vice President, AANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee MKMG Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Thick, innocuous appearing mailings from insurance companies often arrive in a physician’s inbox. Most physicians probably toss these directly into the nearest trash receptacle. Who has time […]
Neurosurgeons Move Patient Quality Ahead
Guest post from Anthony L. Asher, MD Co-Medical Director, Carolinas Healthcare System Neuroscience Institute Director, National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database Vice President, AANS/CNS NeuroPoint Alliance Charlotte, NC Patients want the best outcomes; physicians want to provide optimal care. This may seem obvious; thus the assumption that it should be easy to accomplish. Over the […]
Cross Post – Why Doctors Quit
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog you will see us cross-posting or linking to pieces from other places when we believe they really hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared in the Opinion section of The Washington Post and is authored by Charles Krauthammer, the American Association of Neurological Surgeon’s 2015 […]
Stick a fork in it, it’s finally done; Senate Passes SGR Repeal Bill Preventing 21% Medicare Pay Cut
After nearly 14 years of lobbying and 17 temporary “patches,” on April 14, 2015 — by an overwhelming margin of 92-8 — the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2, the “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act,” which repeals Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment system. The bill, which also passed the House of Representatives by a […]
AANS Spotlight – Neurosurgery: Metrics and Evidence-based Medicine
The AANS Neurosurgeon is the official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice. It focuses on topics related to legislation, workforce issues and practice management as they affect the specialty of neurosurgery. The February 2015 edition of AANS Neurosurgeon explores the impact of […]
Congress on the Verge of Historic Medicare Vote
After 14 years and 17 temporary “patches” to prevent steep Medicare cuts, Congress is finally poised to vote on legislation that will permanently repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) physician payment formula. If Congress fails to act, physicians face a 21 percent pay cut on April 1, 2015. The problems with the SGR payment system […]
Neurosurgeons Applaud Efforts Made to Repeal the SGR
The AANS and CNS applaud the efforts of leaders in the House of Representatives to pass legislation to repeal and replace Medicare’s flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment formula before the 21 percent pay cut goes into effect on April 1, 2015. The “SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015,” reflects many […]