November 2007

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• Rule prohibits physician self-referral
• CMS proposes new rules for ASCs
• CBO projects rise in Medicare spending
• Bush vetoes SCHIP bill

   The surgical hospitalist: A new solution for emergency sugical care? (340K PDF)

   Trauma funding for Tennessee: The incredible journey (145K PDF)

   2007 State Legislative Activity (140K PDF)

   Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery to begin its seventh year (105K PDF)

   A roadmap to safe surgical care: A view from Pennsylvania (230K 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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