February 2002
From My Perspective (60 K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (13 K PDF)
- Congress fails to halt Medicare pay cut
- Trauma funding increases in 2002
- Congress passes nursing shortage bills
- CMS says health care spending increased in 2002
Surgeon takes flight to deliver improved sight worldwide (620K PDF)
Surgeons pocket PDAs to end paper chase (230K PDF)
Liability premium increases may offer opportunities for change (27K PDF)
Statement on bicycle safety and the promotion of bicycle helmet use
What surgeons should know about...OSHA regulation of blood-borne pathogens (27K PDF)
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