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Comment Letter

Neurosurgeons Urge Congress to Increase Funding for the NIH BRAIN Initiative

Dear Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Capito, Chair Aderholt, and Ranking Member DeLauro, The undersigned members of the brain health community are grateful for the robust investment the Committee has provided for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative in recent years. The steady commitment to investing in neuroscience […]
  • Biomedical Research
Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Supports Gun Violence Prevention Research Funding

Dear Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, Chair Granger, and Ranking Member DeLauro: As you consider appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, the undesigned 434 national, state, and local medical, public health, and research organizations write to ask you to provide $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
Washington E-Newsletter

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Washington E-Newsletter

Neurosurgeon Featured in Article on Joining a Spine Practice

On May 10, Becker’s Spine Review published an article titled, “Here’s what to look out for when joining a spine practice.” Joining a spine practice takes more than finding a salary that is a good fit or managers you like. The article states that physicians should also evaluate operational factors behind a prospective employer. Neurosurgeon […]
Washington E-Newsletter

Neurosurgery Adopts Position Statement on AO Spine/PRAXIS Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury

The AANS, CNS, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves and AANS/CNS Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care recently adopted a new position statement titled “AO Spine/PRAXIS Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury.” In the statement, the neurosurgical groups take issue with some of the […]
Washington E-Newsletter

AANS and CNS Voice Concerns about MIPS Total Per Capita Cost Measure

The AANS and the CNS recently submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ contractor, Acumen, LLC, regarding its re-evaluation of the Total Per Capita Cost (TPCC) measure currently in use under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The TPCC measure evaluates the overall cost of care in both Medicare Part A and […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Washington E-Newsletter

Neurosurgery Urges CMS to Reduce Burdens Associated with APM Participation

On April 10, the AANS and the CNS joined dozens of national physician organizations and more than 100 Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), health systems, hospitals, clinics and practices from across the country in opposing two recently finalized policies in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. These policies pertain to certified electronic health record technology utilization […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Washington E-Newsletter

CMS Releases 2022 QPP Participation and Performance Data

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released national participation and performance data for the Quality Payment Program’s (QPP) 2022 performance year, including data related to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and alternative payment model (APM) participation. Notable findings include: Additional information about 2022 participation/performance data and 2024 payment adjustments is available […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Washington E-Newsletter

2024 MIPS Exception Application Now Available

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its 2024 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable (EUC) Circumstances exception application, which can be submitted for purposes of the 2024 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) through Dec. 31. Note that CMS will not accept MIPS EUC exception applications due to COVID-19 for […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety