November 2004

  From My Perspective (60K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (15K PDF)

• ACS comments on 2005 Medicare fee schedule
• Solutions proposed for "crossing the quality chasm"
• JCAHO and NQF to look at DVT
• GAO finds Medicare PPOs offer few advantages
• CMS plans to cover implantable defibrillators
• Shortage of on-call specialists

  Surgeon leads Vietnam medical education program Surgeon leads Vietnam medical education program (1035K PDF)

  State Liability Reform Trends: Caps up, alternatives abound (50K PDF)

  Residents and medical students in the 21st century: Better, worse, or just different? (95K PDF)

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• 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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