July 2002

  From My Perspective (55 K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (15 K PDF)

• CMS proposes revisions to EMTALA
• Committees approve Medicare payment legislation
• CMS could fix Medicare payment problem
• Maryland trauma center suspends operation due to surgeon shortage
• Patient safety legislation announced

  9/11: Jersey City Medical Center—lessons learned (215K PDF)

  The American Joint Committee on Cancer: Updating the strategies in cancer staging (100K PDF)

  In compliance...with HIPAA rules (20K PDF)

  Socioeconomic tip of the month: Answers to common hotline questions (20K PDF)

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