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The Business of Neurocritical Care: Understanding Physician Benefits

Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB, FNCS, FCCM, FAAN

In general, when most neurointensivists look into selecting a job, we focus on the job requirements (schedule, call, support from APPs and...

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The Business of Neurocritical Care: Understanding Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) Scores and Their Impact on Reimbursement

Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB, FNCS, FCCM, FAAN

In an earlier article in this series, I discussed the importance of provider documentation in the H&P, especially the documentation of...

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Business of Neurocritical Care: Billing Updates for 2023

Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB, FNCS, FCCM

Just as 2022 restructured the rules associated with outpatient billing and documentation, January 1, 2023, begins with substantial changes that...

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Business of Neurocritical Care Quality-based Compensation: The Future of Physician Incentive Programs?

Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB, FNCS

Physician compensation in academic and hospital-based employment models has historically involved a base salary and some sort of incentive...

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The Business of Neurocritical: Understanding Split-Share Billing with APPs

Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB

This series will be a running feature highlighting billing, coding, practice management, and other business aspects of neurocritical...

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Business of Neurocritical Care: Choosing a First Job After Fellowship: Review of Practice Models From a New Grad Perspective

Written By: Aleksandra Yakhkind, MD MS; Hana Nobleza, M.D., MSCI; Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB, FNCS

This series will be a running feature highlighting billing, coding, practice management, and other business aspects of neurocritical...

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The Business of Neurocritical Care: How Your Documentation Impacts Your Hospital

Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB

When providers are asked to admit patients to the NeuroICU, their initial efforts are focused on stabilization of the patient and placement of...

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The Business of Neurocritical Care: Getting Started

Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB

This series will be a running feature highlighting billing, coding, practice management, and other business aspects of neurocritical...

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Extended Window of Treatment in Acute Stroke Is Not for All—Brain Imaging Is Critical

Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS; David S Liebeskind, MD; Tatjana Rundek, MD, PhD; Andrei V. Alexandrov, MD

The mortality rate associated with stroke has markedly declined over the past two decades from the second to the fifth most common cause of death...

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The Sixth Neurocritical Care Regional Meeting in the Middle East and Africa

Written By: Yasser B. Abulhasan, MBChB, FRCPC, FNCS; Chair, Neurocritical Care-MENA Chapter of IPACCMS

The year 2025 is a big one for the MENA region. Although it is exciting to write about the milestones we’ve already achieved, it is even...

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Nurses: Embracing the Mission of the HEARD Center

Written By: Jordan Yakoby, EdD, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNYAM, FCCM, FNCS

Recently, some groups have challenged various initiatives related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI), with so called...

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A Neurocritical Care Perspective on the Effects of Wildfires

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP

The massive wildfires that impacted the Los Angeles area destroyed over 10,000 structures and affected hundreds of thousands of individuals.