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AANS/CNS Support Legislation to Repeal the SGR

Published: February 18, 2014
Subject: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act Dear Senators Wyden and Hatch and Representatives Camp, Levin, Upton, Waxman and Burgess: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Surgery & Public Reporting: Recommendations for Issuing Public Reports on Surgical Care

Published: February 14, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5Section I: Basic Operating Tenets of Provider Public Reporting …………………………………………………………6Section II: General Issues in Reporting …………………………………………………………………………………….11Section III: Audience-Dependent Issues…………………………………………………………………………………….15Physician……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….15Patient ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….18Payer/Purchaser ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..20References ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23Appendix A: Public […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Position Statement

AANS/CNS Position Statement on Team-Based Care in Neurosurgery

Published: November 1, 2013
Position Statement on TEAM-BASED CARE IN NEUROSURGERY BackgroundThe practice of neurological surgery involves the need to respond emergently to a variety of critical and life-threatening neurological diseases. Early intervention and […]
Position Statement

AANS/CNS Position Statement on Hydrocodone Prescribing Policy

Published: October 1, 2013
Position Statement on HYDROCODONE PRESCRIBING POLICY BackgroundThe FDA’s Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee has been evaluating the status of hydrocodone combination drugs, such as Vicodin®, Lortab®, Norco®, and […]
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U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee SGR Testimony

Published: June 5, 2013
Alliance of Specialty MedicineTestimony for the RecordBefore the House Energy and Commerce CommitteeSubcommittee on HealthHearing Entitled“Reforming SGR: Prioritizing Quality in a Modernized Physician Payment System” Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Chairman […]
  • Medical Liability Reform