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CMS Releases 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

By Neurosurgery BlogCoding and Reimbursement, GME, Health, Medical Innovation, Medical Liability, Medicare, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, SGR, Spine CareNo Comments

It’s highly unlikely that you have read through the thousand-plus pages of the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, but have no fear because we have you covered....

January 7, 2015

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California’s MICRA is Under Attack

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Health, Healthcare Costs, Medical LiabilityNo Comments

California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, or MICRA, is under attack this fall with a very disingenuous ballot initiative that professes to address issues related to impaired physicians, but is...

August 25, 2014

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Neurosurgery Meets with Congress during Alliance of Specialty Medicine’s Legislative Conference

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Congress, GME, Guest Post, Health, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, IPAB, Medical Innovation, Medical Liability, Medicare, Quality Improvement, SGR, Workforce ShortageNo Comments

Guest Post from Alliance of Specialty Medicine spokesperson, Alex B. Valadka, MD Chief Executive Officer, Seton Brain and Spine Institute Austin, Texas Dr. Valadka (left) visiting Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas)....

July 11, 2014

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AANS and CNS Unveil 2014 Legislative Agenda

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Antitrust, Coding and Reimbursement, Congress, Emergency Care, Fraud and Abuse, GME, Guidelines, Health, Healthcare Costs, HIT, IPAB, Medicaid, Medical Innovation, Medical Liability, Medical Research, Medicare, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, SGR, Workforce ShortageNo Comments

Earlier this year, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) released its 2014 legislative agenda, which includes action items such as abolishing the...

April 29, 2014

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Cross Post: The Future of Medical Specialists under the Affordable Care Act

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Coding and Reimbursement, Cross Post, Health, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, IPAB, Managed Care, Medical Innovation, Medical Liability, Quality Improvement, Workforce Shortage2 Comments

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...

February 24, 2014

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CNS Spotlight: 2014 Winter Congress Quarterly Released

By Neurosurgery BlogCNS Spotlight, Health, Medical Innovation, Medical Liability, SGRNo Comments

The Congress Quarterly (cnsq) is the official newsmagazine of the CNS and is designed to reflect the changing nature of neurosurgery and foster discussion about the core being of the neurosurgeon,...

February 12, 2014

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Portland Neurosurgeon, Monica C. Wehby, MD, Announces Campaign for U.S. Senate in Oregon

By Neurosurgery BlogCongress, Health, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, Medical LiabilityOne Comment

Today, neurosurgery’s very own, Dr. Monica Wehby, announced her campaign for the United States Senate in the state of Oregon. She joins a growing list of Republicans hoping to unseat...

October 29, 2013

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Alliance of Specialty Medicine Hosts Successful Capitol Hill Advocacy Conference

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Coding and Reimbursement, Congress, GME, Guest Post, Healthcare Costs, IPAB, Medical Liability, Medicare, SGR, Workforce ShortageNo Comments

Guest Post from Alliance’s spokesperson Alex Valadka, MD Chief Executive Officer of the Seton Brain and Spine Institute Austin, Texas Earlier this month, I attended the Alliance of Specialty Medicine...

July 24, 2013

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Obamacare is Raising the Cost of Healthcare

By Neurosurgery BlogCoding and Reimbursement, Congress, Health, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, Medical Innovation, Medical Liability, Medicare, SGRNo Comments

Seeing that it’s Music Monday we wanted to show you a video released by the U.S. House GOP Doctors Caucus which features Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D. (GA-11); Rep. Andy Harris,...

May 13, 2013

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Unresolved Medical Liability Claims Equal Reduced Access to Care

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, Medical Liability, Quality Improvement, Workforce ShortageNo Comments

According to an April 2013 Health Affairs study, an average physician spends nearly 11 percent of their career with an unresolved medical liability claim. It’s not surprising that the study also...

April 11, 2013

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