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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,…

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…

New System for Patients to Report Medical Mistakes Could Be Potential Disaster

By Neurosurgery BlogHealth, Medical Liability, Patient Safety, Quality ImprovementNo Comments

According to a New York Times report, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed a new proposed program that is intended to complement safety reports already being…