May 2003
From My Perspective (55 K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (15 K PDF)
- Medicare spending increased significantly in 2002
- Negative Medicare update estimated for 2004 and beyond
- House acts on patient safety legislation
- Support for trauma systems continues to grow
- HHS releases disaster preparedness funds
What surgeons should know about:
Coding breast procedures and other cancer operations (19K PDF)
Training the rural surgeon: A proposal (300K PDF)
Training in rural surgery: A resident's perspective (160K PDF)
Trauma Awareness Month offers opportunity to boost support (73K PDF)
When a surgeon becomes a patient (44K PDF)
In Compliance...with HIPAA rules (20K PDF)
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