August 2002

  From My Perspective (60 K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (12 K PDF)

• CMS proposes changes for 2003 fee schedule
• House acts on Medicare payment proposal
• ACS comments on proposed EMTALA revisions
• Liability reform efforts continue in Congress

  Licensed to heal (180K PDF)

  Program shows medical students the human side of surgery (140K PDF)

  Selecting the best Medicare payment option (25K PDF)

  In compliance...with HIPAA rules (12K PDF)

  Socioeconomic tip of the month: Updates on the Medicare program (20K PDF)

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