March 2003
From My Perspective (55 K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (15 K PDF)
- ACS applauds payment problem correction
- President's health care priorities identified
- Liability reform legislation reintroduced
- Changes proposed for state health insurance programs
What price commitment? Point/counterpoint
- What price commitment? (145K PDF)
- Counterpoint: What price commitment? (60K PDF)
- Dr. Trunkey's response to Dr. Mabry's counterpoint (22K PDF)
- Dr. Mabry: The last word (25K PDF)
The quality imperative: New tools and expanded responsibilities for surgeons (65K PDF)
Surgical technology: A perspective from the FDA (150K PDF)
Ten specialty board report accomplishments and plans (50K PDF)
In compliance...with HIPAA rules (12K PDF)
Socioeconomic tip of the month: Medicare's Correct Coding Initiative (24K PDF)
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- NTDB® Data Points
- Socioeconomic tips of the month
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- ACOSOG Articles Published in the ACS Bulletin
- Publications on Advocacy and Health Policy Issues
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