November 2003
Dateline: Washington (13K PDF)
- 2004 Medicare physician payment update announced
- New Jersey surgeons make house calls
- Fellow testifies before FDA medical devices panel
- Medicare, Blues implement HIPAA TCS contingency plans
- Number of U.S. uninsured continues to grow
'Devel Docs' in Iraq tell their story (200K PDF)
Workforce trends and access to surgical care: We need your perspective (57K PDF)
Specialty Hospitals and the Stark Act (41K PDF)
In their own words: The role of the compliance officer (22K PDF)
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