May 2007

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• MedPAC releases reports, ACS holds briefing
• House passes paired kidney donation bill
• Tax deduction for emergency care proposed
• Combined quality data to become public
• CMS announces PQRI Web page

   Is opting out of Medicare the answer? (150K PDF)

   Surgery in developing countries: Should surgery have a role in population-based health care? (280K PDF)

   Air medical transport safety (275K PDF)

   How surgeons might cope with burnout (240K PDF)

   In compliance... with Medicare multiple procedure reduction (75K PDF)

   ACOSOG news: Tailoring breast cancer therapy (165K PDF)

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• 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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