August 2007

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• Bills target combat and civilian trauma
• GAO testifies on Medicare efficiency
• Chapter leaders, young surgeons meet
• Debridement billings need more oversight
• AHRQ resource designed to improve safety

   What surgeons should know about... The Trauma Act of 2007 and the future of surgical emergency care (80K PDF)

   21 years of reinvention: Dennis O'Leary, MD, discusses the past and future of The Joint Commission (200K PDF)

   Civilian hospital response to mass casualty events (155K PDF)

   The American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network: Establishing standards (180K PDF)

   Surgical lifestyles: The singing surgeon (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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