Medical Innovation Archives - Neurosurgery Blog

Clinical Neuroscience in Action: Neurosurgery’s Contribution to Mapping the Human Brain

By Neurosurgery BlogGuest Post, Health, Medical Innovation, Neurosurgery Month, Voices of Neurosurgery DepartmentsNo Comments

Guest post written by multiple neurosurgeons from the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF. Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, MD FAANS (left); Edward F. Chang, MD FAANS (center); and Mitchel S....

August 6, 2019

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Neurosurgery and 140 Other Groups Urge Congress to Repeal the Medical Device Excise Tax

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Drugs and Devices, Health, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, Medical InnovationNo Comments

According to a new study released by the Pacific Research Institute, “The medical device tax is bad tax policy that has increased patient costs, reduced access to life-saving technology, and...

December 17, 2018

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Innovations Create Bright Future for Spine Interventions: Looking Ahead through Eyes of Five Leaders

By Neurosurgery BlogHealth, Medical Innovation, Spine CareNo Comments

Zoher Ghogawala, MD, FAANS Charles A. Fager Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Burlington, MA Neurosurgeons have long been at the...

March 27, 2018

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Atlas Shrugged Retold

By Neurosurgery BlogGuest Post, Health, Healthcare Costs, HIT, MACRA, MedEd, Medical Innovation, Medicare, Patient Safety, Regulatory ReliefNo Comments

Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Vice Chair, Neurosurgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH “I started my life with a...

March 2, 2018

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The FDA and Regulation – Neurosurgery Partners with FDA for Patient Safety, Innovation and Regulatory Reform

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Drugs and Devices, Guest Post, Health, Medical Innovation, Patient Safety, Regulatory ReliefNo Comments

Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, FAANS, FAHA (left) Vice-Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Geisinger Wilkes Barre, PA Catherine Jeakle Hill (right) Senior Manager for Regulatory Affairs, Washington Office...

February 12, 2018

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Physician Regulatory Relief: Breaking the Red Tape to Improve Patient Care

By Neurosurgery BlogCongress, Health, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, HIT, MACRA, Medical Innovation, Regulatory ReliefNo Comments

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 We the...

December 6, 2017

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How Repealing the Medical Device Tax Can Lessen the Pain

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Congress, Guest Post, Health, Medical Innovation, PainNo Comments

Scott Whitaker President and CEO of AdvaMed (the Advanced Medical Technology Association) Nearly 50 million adults have significant chronic pain or severe pain, according to a 2015 study by the...

September 25, 2017

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ACA: Cost, Coverage, Choice and Change

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Congress, Health, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, IPAB, Medicaid, Medical Innovation, Medical Liability, Medicare, PediatricsNo Comments

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...

May 30, 2017

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A Doctor’s Place is in the Exam Room

By Neurosurgery BlogCongress, Health, Healthcare Costs, Medical InnovationNo Comments

Guest post from Stuart L. Weinstein, MD Spokesperson, Health Coalition on Liability and Access Past President, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Ignacio V. Ponseti Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery...

April 4, 2017

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Putting Patients First: Repeal the Medical Device Tax

By Neurosurgery BlogCongress, Guest Post, Health, Health Reform, Medical Innovation, Medical ResearchNo Comments

Scott Whitaker President and CEO of AdvaMed (the Advanced Medical Technology Association) Creating life-changing innovations is central to the role the medical technology industry plays in improving patient care. For...

March 9, 2017

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