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 Independent Payment…
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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…
Thursday, January 3, 2013, proved to be a very exciting Swearing In Day for the 113th Congress, as this was the moment marking Senator Mark Kirk’s (R-IL) triumphant and emotional…
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…
Today, organized neurosurgery joined the AMA and other groups in sending a letter to urge Congress to reach a bipartisan agreement to prevent budget sequestration cuts that would threaten critical health…
In recent years, issues have arisen as to whether hospitals could make payments to physicians for providing on-call coverage for the hospital’s emergency department as such payments might violate the…
The AANS Neurosurgeon is official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons which features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice. It focuses on issues related to legislation, workforce…
This week, we are blogging from Chicago where the 2012 Congress of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting is being held. The meeting is where neurosurgeons convene to explore the most significant…
From time to time you will see us promote items on Neurosurgery Blog in order to spotlight some great things which are born out of the many members who work…
It’s easy to understand why we have to write a post like this since information travels far and wide (often repeating itself many times over) in today’s digital world —…