September 2005
 From My Perspective (80K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)
- Congress examines pay for performance
- Patient safety legislation on track
- Wisconsin Supreme Court reviews liability reforms
- Senate approves trauma and EMSC funding
Understanding Pay for Performance (190K PDF)
The Challenge of Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit While Updating Physicians' Pay (100K PDF)
Project Belize: Volunteer Surgery in Central America (225K PDF)
Surgeons and Surgical Leaders: Mixing Expectations With Needs (340K PDF)
What Surgeons Should Know About... The Revised Medicare List of Procedures for ASCs (75K PDF)
Socioeconomic tips: Medicare Coverage of Perscription Drugs (110K PDF)
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