January 2007

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• New payment policies take effect
• Democrats regain control of Congress
• SCIP urges patients to ask questions
• Group promotes ASC quality measures

   ACS closed claims study reveals critical failures to communicate (165K PDF)

   Current Procedural Terminology (CPT): Changes for 2007 (90K PDF)

   Highlights of the 92nd annual Clinical Congress (830K PDF)

   What surgeons should know about... The 2007 Medicare physician fee schedule (70K PDF)

   Socioeconomic tips: ACS Coding Hotline: Unusual questions (70K 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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