December 2007

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• HHS to share performance data
• RWJ Foundation announces quality initiative
• Part B premiums, deductibles announced
• General surgery makes strides in Georgia
• Boost ACS representation in AMA House

   Competence, Safety, Quality: The path of the 21st Century (260K PDF)

   Performance measures and the practicing surgeon (610K PDF)

   First trauma Verification Review Committee site visit outside the U.S.: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany (185K PDF)

   Dispatch from Landstuhl (135K 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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