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)

  How to get involved in organized medicine: A primer for Young Surgeons, Resident Members, and Associate Fellows (120K 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)

 ACOSOG news: Clinical Trials Update: Cooperative group membership: An online three-step process (65K 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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