December 2005
From My Perspective (285K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)
- Congressional hearing on P4P and Medicare cuts
- ACS comments on 2006 fee schedule proposal
- CMS continues development of quality efforts
- Health information commissioners selected
- DMLR launches new education campaign
Presidential Address: Crises in Humanity (230K PDF)
Medical liability litigation as a disruptive life event (240K PDF)
ACS moves to clarify the role of the expert witness (140K PDF)
Socioeconomic tips: Coding for surgical residents and new surgeons in practice (70K 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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