Category Archives: Healthcare Costs
Spotlight on Pain: Neurosurgeon’s Pivotal Contributions
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 “The greatest evil is physical pain.” – Saint Augustine “The aim of … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Health, Healthcare Costs, Nerves, Pain, Spine Care
Tagged back pain, cancer pain, neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery, Opioid, Opioid abuse, pain, pain management, painfacts, Spine
The Shoe That Fits—Developing and Validating a Risk Assessment Tool Specific to Spine Surgery
Tej Azad (left) Medical Student, Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, CA John Kevin Ratliff, MD, FAANS, FACS (middle) Professor and Vice Chair of Neurosurgery, Departmental Quality Officer and Co-Director of the Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Division, Stanford … Continue reading
ACA: Cost, Coverage, Choice and Change
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 “Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out … Continue reading
