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Neurosurgery Joins AMA in Sending Letter to NAIC Regarding Network Issues

Published: November 16, 2014
Dear Commissioners Praeger and Nickel: The undersigned organizations representing hospitals, physicians, and other health care providersserving both children and adults, as well as health care consumers and other stakeholders, wishto […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
Article

Overview of the 2013 Quality and Resource Use Reports

Published: October 30, 2014
Overview of the 2013 Quality andResource Use Reports The Medicare Learning Network®This MLN Connects™ National Provider Call (MLN Connects Call)is part of the Medicare Learning Network (MLN), a registered trademark […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Article

PQRS 2014: What Neurosurgeons Need to Know

Published: September 29, 2014
Physician Quality Reporting SystemWhat You Need to Know for 2014 Since 2007, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) has been a voluntary federalprogram, offering Medicare incentive payments to physicians who […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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 […]