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PQRS In a Nutshell

Published: January 1, 2013
Medicare’s Physician Quality ReportingSystem Program in Nutshell For the next two years, physicians may qualify for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) incentivepayments. In addition, physicians may qualify for additional incentive […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Letters

Neurosurgery Sends LTE to the WSJ on IPAB

Published: January 1, 2013
Dear Editor: In the June 20 op-ed on p. A-21 by David Rivkin and Elizabeth Foley, “An ObamaCare BoardAnswerable to No One,” the authors hit the nail on the head […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
Letters

AANS/CNS Sequester Letter to the U.S. House

Published: December 21, 2012
Dear Speaker Boehner and Representative Pelosi: The undersigned medical organizations, together representing the vast majority ofpracticing physicians and medical students in the United States, strongly urge Congressto develop and pass […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

AANS/CNS ICD-10 Letter

Published: December 20, 2012
Dear Acting Administrator Tavenner: The undersigned organizations appreciate the Obama administration’s decision to delay theimplementation of ICD-10 by one year to October 1, 2014. As you are aware, the AmericanMedical […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

Neurosurgery Testimony to IOM GME Committee

Published: December 19, 2012
Statementof theAmerican Association of Neurological SurgeonsAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryCongress of Neurological SurgeonsSociety of Neurological Surgeonsbefore theInstitute of MedicineOn the Subject ofEnsuring an Adequate Neurosurgical Workforcefor the 21st Century Ensuring […]
  • Graduate Medical Education
Letters

AANS/CNS Urged Lawmakers to Reform SGR

Published: October 15, 2012
Dear Chairman Baucus and Senator Hatch: The United States health care system is in the midst of profound change, and we nowhave a unique opportunity to improve and restructure how […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management