December 2004

  From My Perspective (60K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (15K PDF)

• Election brings more physicians to Washington
• Dr. Fischer testifies on Medicare coverage
• Election results mixed on state liability reform
• Polls show support for reform
• Requirements for informed consents and operative notes revised
• NIH awards new loan repayment contracts
• NIH launches new cancer research initiative

  Presidential Address: Harvey Cushing and the unity of surgery (565K PDF)

  In The Driver's Seat: State Legislatures Speed Through 2004 (30K PDF)

  Socioeconomic tips: Surgeons express new optimism at Clinical Congress (23K PDF)

More Bulletin Articles

• Chapter News
• NTDB^® Data Points
• Socioeconomic tips of the month
• In Compliance... with HIPAA Rules
• What surgeons should know about...
• ACOSOG Articles Published in the ACS Bulletin
• Publications on Advocacy and Health Policy Issues

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