November 2005
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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