NERVES MEANS PRACTICE SOPHISTICATION

State of the art practice management is a hard expertise to develop, implement, and maintain.  Human Resource issues such as staff turnover can keep a practice in a constant turmoil.  Then there are those managed care payer problems which challenge the efficient collection of the  correct reimbursement to the practice receivables.  What about the ever increasing practice overhead? Do you cut corners to save money, but then find the decision negatively impacting  the quality of the practice healthcare delivered in the process?

NERVES can be a valuable resource for your neurosurgical practice. What is NERVES?  The Neurosurgery Executives’ Resource Value and Education Society is the first national neurosurgery practice manager and administrator society in the United States.  The organization is the results of an initiative by the CSNS. 

What can NERVES provide to a neurosurgical practice?  First, NERVES establishes  a strong networking connection to other practices all over the United States.  Secondly, NERVES holds an annual education meeting adjacent to the AANS conference each year.  Informative speakers, breakout sessions, round table discussions, and vendor exhibits help administrators and managers further develop and enhance their practices. Thirdly, NERVES provides current benchmarking data.  In 2003 a NERVES data survey was distributed and collected from NERVES members.  This data addresses a wide variety of valuable information such as physician compensation & benefits, benchmarking data, total and work RVUS, and average CPT allowables by code.  In the first two years of the survey, data was compiled and became an important resource for neurosurgery practices to take steps to significantly increase their bottom line. Lastly, NERVES has developed and implemented a NERVESGOOGLE list serve for its membership. Practice managers can email questions out on the list serve and receive answers from other NERVES members.  This process has become a valuable tool to capture reliable practice management information in a quick fashion.

Does your neurosurgery practice need  a “tune-up”? Do you want to guide your practice to become one of the best in the country?  NERVES can help you fulfill the above goals and much more.  Get connected now. Join NERVES. To learn more about NERVES , go to nervesadmin.com.

Barbara P. Hurlbert, CMPE
NERVES President 2006-2007