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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