January 2002

  From My Perspective (60 K PDF)

  Dateline: Washington (15 K PDF)

• Congressional proposals introduced to limit Medicare cuts
• Regulatory relief bill passes House
• House votes to delay compliance deadline
• CMS sets forth plans to improve
• Final rule issued on hospital outpatient PPS

  Surgeons pocket PDAs to end paper chase: Part I (290K PDF)

  9/11: Another reason to "ungate" halth care (70K PDF)

  CPT Changes in 2002 (129K PDF)

  What surgeons should know about...The 2002 Medicare fee schedule (40K PDF)

  Socioeconomic tip of the month: Internet resources for coding and reimbursement policies (24K PDF)

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