January 2001
From My Perspective (62 K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (17 K PDF)
- GAO releases report critical of NPDB
- Labor Department issues rules regarding patients' rights
- Medicare revises "inpatient only" list
- HCFA renews "Centers of Excellence" demo project
CPT Changes in 2001 (100K PDF)
In defense of the surgical cancer patient: Nutrition may be key (45K PDF)
"Laying on of the hands" (200K PDF)
Socioeconomic tip of the month: Adding new associates to practices (31K PDF)
What surgeons should know about...The 2001 Medicare fee schedule (35K PDF)
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