June 2002
From My Perspective (50 K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (15 K PDF)
- Bipartisan tort reform legislation introduced
- Coalition calls for immediate liability relief
- ACS comments on HIPAA privacy standards
- College objects to MedPAC assistants at surgery proposal
- ACS joins National Quality Forum
The health care worker shortage: Nurses offer their perspective (260K PDF)
The health care worker shortage: Suggested responses from the surgical community (315K PDF)
Cognitive changes and retirement among senior surgeons (60K PDF)
Provider volume and clinical outcomes in surgery: Issues and implications (80K PDF)
In their own words: At the bedside and the bench: Research skills that last a lifetime (45K PDF)
In compliance...with HIPAA rules (20K PDF)
Socioeconomic tip of the month: A risk management checklist: Part II (16K PDF)
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