March 2008

  From My Perspective (65K PDF)

• From My Perspective: Guest column (70K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)

• MedPAC supports 1.1 percent pay increase
• CMS delays anti-markup rule
• Part B claims must include NPI
• CMS attempts to limit identity theft
• Georgia hospitals sue surgeons
• College launches advocacy newsletter

   The coming era of too few physicians (535K PDF)

   The impact of transparency on patient safety and liability (170K PDF)

   Risk management programs: A means to lower premiums (105K 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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