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ACS Advocacy and Health Policy Staff

Division Director
Cynthia A. Brown
1640 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-337-2701 (DC)
Phone: 312-202-5343 (Chicago)
Fax: 202-337-4271
cbrown@facs.org

Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Improvement Programs
Elizabeth W. Hoy, MHA
Phone: 202-337-2701
E-Mail: ehoy@facs.org

Assistant Director, Legislative Affairs
Christian Shalgian
Phone: 202-337-2701
cshalgian@facs.org

Manager, State Affairs
Jon Sutton
Phone: 312-202-5358
jsutton@facs.org

General Information
ahp@facs.org

Division of Advocacy and Health Policy

CPT Coding Workshops

Practice Management Courses

CPT Coding Hotline

 CPT and ICD-9 Coding for Surgical Residents and New Surgeons in Practice (5500K PDF)

Practice Management Resources

With a multitude of Medicare regulations to comply with, surgeons and their practices need practical and useful information to help them do so. Following are some websites pertaining to numerous Medicare issues that may be of help.

Links to ACS Advocacy and Health Policy Department Resources

Medicare Instructions on Billing for Consultations

CPT Codes for Self-Referral Rule (55K PDF)

Additions to ASC List, effective for services on or after July 5, 2005 (28K PDF)

Deletions to ASC List, effective for services on or after July 5, 2005 (10K PDF)

Socioeconomic Tips of the Month

Physicians as Assistants at Surgery: 2007 Study (950K PDF)

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Revised June 25, 2007

 

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