Going Over the Fiscal Cliff will Hurt Patients
Today, Roll Call Newspaper (Capitol Hill’s paper of record) published a Guest Opinion piece featuring the Alliance of Specialty Medicine and our own Alex Valadka, the Alliance’s spokesperson and chair...
View ArticlePQRS Penalties: You Must Report in 2013 to Avoid a 1.5 Percent Cut in 2015
According to a new study by The Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, “more than 80 percent of Medicare providers will face penalties for failing to meet quality thresholds if current performance...
View ArticleThe Primary Care Shibboleth: Debunking the Myth
Guest Post From Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA Director, Institute of the Neurosciences Distinguished Professor & Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Professor, Department of Engineering...
View ArticleAANS and CNS Unveil 2013 Legislative Agenda
Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) released its 2013 legislative agenda, which includes action items such as abolishing the...
View ArticleEfforts to Fix the SGR Continue
Year after year, because of Medicare’s flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, physicians face significant cuts in Medicare reimbursement. And time and time again, Congress intervenes with a...
View ArticleMs. Sanger-Katz: Come Spend a Week in My Scrubs
As one neurosurgeon put it, “After finishing my last day of seven, 24-hour days, on-call, removing a brain tumor, stabilizing a fractured spine, and finally spending hours with a grieving family to...
View ArticleCross Post: How Medical Professionals Are Using Social Media (Infographic)
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog you will see us cross-posting pieces from other health blogs when we believe they really hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared on the Health...
View ArticleAANS Spotlight: Neurosurgeons and the Media
The AANS Neurosurgeon is official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) which features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice....
View ArticleCongress Makes Significant Progress on Physician Payment Reform
On Feb. 6, 2014, the Senate Finance, House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means Committees released bipartisan legislation to repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) physician payment...
View ArticleHow Should Congress Pay for Repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate?
Guest post from Harold D. Miller President and CEO, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform Pittsburgh, PA A bipartisan, bicameral bill was announced earlier this month as the result of a...
View ArticleFaces of Neurosurgery: AMA Honors Neurosurgeons Karin Muraszko and Shelly...
Guest post from Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS (left) Central Illinois Neuro Health Sciences Bloomington, Illinois and Maya A. Babu, MD (right) Neurosurgical Resident, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN September is...
View ArticlePut This on the End-of-Year To-Do List
Guest post from Mary R. Grealy President, Healthcare Leadership Council Washington, D.C. There are not high expectations for this lame duck session of Congress. We may see passage of a bill to...
View ArticleWelcome to the World of Meaningless Abuse
From time-to-time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to pieces from other health blogs when we believe they hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared on the...
View ArticleAANS Spotlight: Healthcare Reform and Neurosurgical Education
AANS Neurosurgeon is the official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice....
View ArticleStop the Madness, #FixSGR Once and For All!
Today, Morning Consult published a Guest Opinion piece featuring our own John A. Wilson, MD, a neurosurgeon from Winston-Salem, NC and chairman of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee. The article, “Stop...
View ArticleNeurosurgeons 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...
View ArticleCongress 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)...
View ArticleAANS Spotlight: Neurosurgeons and the Media
The AANS Neurosurgeon is official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) which features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice....
View ArticleCongress Makes Significant Progress on Physician Payment Reform
On Feb. 6, 2014, the Senate Finance, House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means Committees released bipartisan legislation to repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) physician payment...
View ArticleHow Should Congress Pay for Repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate?
Guest post from Harold D. Miller President and CEO, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform Pittsburgh, PA A bipartisan, bicameral bill was announced earlier this month as the result of a...
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