What Neurosurgeons are Learning from the Quality Outcomes Database – Spine
Guest post written by multiple members from the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Anthony L. Asher, MD, FAANS, FACS; Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH, FAANS; Mohammed Bydon MD; Catherine Ann Miller, MD and Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, FAANS. The NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA) was established in 2008 by the American […]
MIPS, Cost Measures and Innovation from a Neurosurgical Perspective
Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA Vice-Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Geisinger Wilkes Barre, PA The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is a law that reformed the Medicare payment system by repealing the sustainable growth rate formula (SGR), which calculated payment cuts for physicians. It also created […]
60 is the New 40: Did You Ask Your Spine About That?
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Mount Kismo Medical Group Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Aging Population Medicine is facing a real crisis. In fact, this monumental challenge hasn’t even attracted much attention of the media. Some attention has been given to […]