January 2004
Dateline: Washington (16K PDF)
- Medicare overhaul signed into law
- Survey of Fellows indicates troubling trends
- CMS releases Medicare improper payment rate for 2003
What surgeons should know about... The 2004 Medicare fee schedule (30K PDF)
UCLA introduces state-of-the-art surgical suites (545K PDF)
CPT changes in 2004 (110K PDF)
The Swedish Patient Compensation System: A viable alternative to the U.S. tort system? (210K PDF)
- CVA Codes (23K XLS) (Right click and "save target as" to download)
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- Chapter News
- NTDB® Data Points
- Socioeconomic tips of the month
- In Compliance... with HIPAA Rules
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- ACOSOG Articles Published in the ACS Bulletin
- Publications on Advocacy and Health Policy Issues
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