title: The yin and yang of neurological surgery. The 1993 AANS presidential address.
abstract: The President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) discusses the present socioeconomic milieu, which has created anxiety in the neurosurgical community. The underlying factors are technological advances, hospital-physician relationships, medical liability, quality assurance reviews, and physician reimbursement. It is proposed that neurosurgeons be proactive in the development of health-care reform.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bagan
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000639:trends*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000639:trends*; D010819:Physician's Role; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States