December 2006

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• ACS testifies on Medicare payment
• ACS MedPAC reps attend first meeting
• CMS announces P4P demonstration project
• Senate subcommittee discusses IOM report

   Presidential Address: The role of a mentor in creating a surgical way of life (225K PDF)

   Surgery's future under Medicare? The College proposes effort to reform Medicare payment structure (105K PDF)

   Surgical lifestyles From the operating room to the stables: Surgeon "makes rounds" at ranch (190K PDF)

   Socioeconomic tips: ACS Coding Hotline: Common questions (75K 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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