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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 […]
Article

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
Position Statement

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 […]
Letters

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) […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Letters

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. […]
  • Medical Liability Reform