August 2005

  From My Perspective (60K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (20K PDF)

• Medicare physician payment bills introduced
• ACS testifies on patient safety and quality initiatives
• EMTALA panel examines on-call requirements
• Medicare drug benefit education campaign launched

  Liability Reform in 2005: How individual states are addressing the issues (70K PDF)

  Meeting the needs of rural general surgeons: The ACS Subcommittee on Rural Surgery (80K PDF)

  Terima kasih: Volunteer surgeon experiences in the wake of the 2004 Tsunami (370K PDF)

 Surgical Lifestyles: Using a critical eye in surgery and art (60K PDF)

  Socioeconomic tips: How do you code it? (20K 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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