AANS Neurosurgeon | Volume 24, Number 3, 2015
Editor’s Note: To read another perspective on measuring patient satisfaction, read “Point: Patient Satisfaction Surveys: Measuring Patient Contentment with Health-care Service, Not Quality and Value of Neurosurgical Care.”There are few things that the federal government …
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Most of us will experience becoming a patient at some point in our lives. Only a few miss out due to sudden death. For some, being a patient is unnerving, as it is clear evidence …
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Following the theme of this issue, I am going to depart from the standard topics of coding and reimbursement policies for this edition of Coding Clarity, and point out a number of problems with the …
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“America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System.” Steven Brill. Random House, New York. 2015. 512 pp.Steven Brill is a brilliant journalist who has written for The …
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There are about 9,500 air miles between Seattle and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. If you are lucky to find a direct flight, you will be in the air more than 18 hours. About the same …
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AANS and CNS Continue to Make Progress Advancing Legislative Agenda Last month, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) took two additional steps forward in advancing the AANS/CNS 2015 …
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Kranzler Chicago Review Course in Neurosurgery
Jan. 24-31, 2020; Chicago
46th Annual Richard Lende Winter Neurosurgery Conference
Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2020; Snowbird, Utah
Third Annual Cedars Sinai Intracranial Hypotension Symposium
Feb. 8, 2020; Los Angeles
2020 Managing Coding and Reimbursement Challenges
Feb. 14-16, 2020; Las Vegas
13th Annual International Symposium on Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Feb. 21-23, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Shifting Clinic Culture to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Surgery May Add Months or Years of Survival for Adults with Rare and Deadly Brain Cancers
Gut Microbes May Improve Stroke Recovery
Stroke Drug Boosts Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
Get engaged! In collaboration with the AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee (YNC), the NREF has launched the NREF-YNC Social Media Lab to promote social media engagement and education among neurosurgeons — particularly those who aspire to develop their online brand. To view the first video, visit YNC-NREF Social Media Lab — Twitter 101.
