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Neurosurgeons Join Alliance in Sending Letter to Congress Outlining SGR Reform Principles

Published: January 21, 2014

Dear Leader Reid, Leader McConnell, Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, LeaderPelosi, and Whip Hoyer: On behalf of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the Alliance), a coalition of medicalspecialty societies representing more […]

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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 […]

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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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AANS/CNS Letter of Support to Sens. Roy Blunt and Jack Reed for the Building a Healthcare Workforce for the Future Act

Published: June 13, 2013

RE: Support of S. 1152, the “Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act” Dear Senators Reed and Blunt: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is […]

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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 […]

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AANS/CNS Letter of Support to Sen. Roy Blunt for the Healthcare Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013

Published: May 22, 2013

Dear Senator Blunt, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we are pleased to support your legislation, S. 961, the Health Care […]

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AANS/CNS Letter of Support to Reps. Blackburn and Matheson for Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013 (HR 1733)

Published: May 6, 2013

Dear Representatives Blackburn and Matheson: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we are pleased to support H.R. 1733, the “Good Samaritan […]

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AANS/CNS Position Statement on Firearm Safety

Published: May 1, 2013

POSITION STATEMENT on FIREARM SAFETY BackgroundRecent tragedies related to gun violence have demonstrated a need to assess public policy related to firearms. To that end, there is an emerging consensus […]

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AANS/CNS Comment on EHR Interoperability and Health Information Exchange

Published: April 22, 2013

Re: Advancing Interoperability and Health Information Exchange Dear Dr. Mostashari, The undersigned organizations appreciate the opportunity to submit comments to the Office of theNational Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) […]

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Neurosurgery Endorses the Standards of Care Protection Act

Published: April 16, 2013

Dear Congressmen Gingrey and Cuellar: On behalf of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), we would like to thank you forsponsoring the Standard of Care Protection Act (H.R. […]

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