September 2006

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• ACS comments on hospital and GME payments
• Proposed rule on RVUs issued
• MedPAC report focuses on value
• No Medicare payment for nine days
• SSA promotes electronic record sharing

   State legislatures wrap it up for 2006 (135K PDF)

   Rank and file weighs in on trauma and general surgery issues: Results from a survey of ACS Fellows (350K PDF)

   Fundamentals of prudent investing (405K PDF)

   Socioeconomic tips: Medicare changes (70K PDF)

   ACOSOG news: Postoperative adjuvant therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (55K PDF)

   Profiles in Leadership: Robert W. Hobson II, MD, FACS

   Statement on insurance, alcohol-related injuries, and trauma centers

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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