October 2007

  From My Perspective (80K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• Congress debates SCHIP/Medicare bills
• ASC and HOD rules released
• Physician assistants report released
• CMS publishes IPPS rule

   The value of surgeons teaching anatomy to first-year medical students (360K PDF)

   The Medicare Trigger: What rising program costs could mean for surgery (140K PDF)

   Loupes Around The World: Helping surgeons in developing countries (225K PDF)

   Governors' Committe to Study the Fiscal Affairs of the College: An update (130K PDF)

   Governors' Committee on Socioeconomic Issues: An update (140K PDF)

   Governors' Committee on Surgical Practice in Hospitals and Ambulatory Settings: An update (130K 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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