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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
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Neurosurgeons Press Congress to Repeal SGR during Lame Duck Session

Published: September 26, 2014
Dear Speaker Boehner, Leader Pelosi, Leader Reid and Leader McConnell: On behalf of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the Alliance), a coalition of medical specialty societiesrepresenting more than 100,000 physicians […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

U.S. House Members Send Letter to CMS Regarding Global Surgery Policy

Published: September 18, 2014
Dear Administrator Tavenner, We are writing to express our concern regarding the provision contained in Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar year(CY) […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

Neurosurgery Submits Comments to CMS regarding the 2015 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs Proposed Rule

Published: September 2, 2014
Re: CMS-1613-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient ProspectivePayment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality ReportingPrograms Proposed Rule Dear Ms. Tavenner: On behalf of 4,000 practicing neurosurgeons in […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management