November 2005

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• CMS acted to ensure care for Katrina's victims
• AHRQ assesses ICU safety, issues data on uninsured
• CMS expands quality efforts
• NIH offers student loan repayments
• HIPAA contingency plan for claims submissions ends

  Paying For Quality: Making policy and practice work for patients (150K PDF)

  Surgeon chronicles Native American history (375K PDF)

  Medical Liability Reform and State Law: West Virginia (145K PDF)

 In compliance... with HIPAA's NPI provisions—Part II (70K PDF)

 Statement on Blunt Suture Needles

 ACOSOG news: Clinical Trials Update: New trials highlight surgical innovations (205K 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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