May 2004
Dateline: Washington (15K PDF)
- Congress urges CMS to adjust Medicare payment formula
- Specialties join to oppose bundling assistant-atsurgery payments
- 6 FDA issues warning on absorbable hemostatic agents
- Trauma legislation progresses
- CMS issues specialty hospital moratorium
2004 holds promise for progress in medical malpractice crisis (70K PDF)
Survey offers a profile of surgical practice in 2004 (143K PDF)
The Story of Tort Reform In West Virginia (46K PDF)
Reflections on the establishment of Ohio's Trauma System: A 20-Year Effort (270K PDF)
Profiles in Leadership: Kathryn D. Anderson, MD, FACS
Socioeconomic tips: Changes to CMS Medicare Internet resources (33K PDF)
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