January 2006

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• CMS issues 2006 Medicare fee schedule
• Congress poised to act on Medicare and trauma funding
• CMS establishes voluntary quality-reporting program
• EMTALA TAG makes recommendations
• HHS to issue e-prescribing rule

  What surgeons should know about... The 2006 Medicare fee schedule (145K PDF)

  Introducing e-facs.org: College Launches Web Portal for its Members (180K PDF)

  Current Procedural Terminology: Changes for 2006 (90K PDF)

 Highlights of the 21st Annual Clinical Congress (560K 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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