November 2001

  From My Perspective (61 K PDF)

  Dateline: Washington (16 K PDF)

• College submits comments on 2002 fee schedule
• GAO criticizes Medicare provider communications
• CMS releases proposed rules on CRNAs
• College comments on hospital OPPS rule
• OIG releases work plan for 2002

 Medical Meetings: The real value (138K PDF)

 State legislatures 2001: The year in review (62K PDF)

 Surgeons offer survival strategey for the new millennium (105K PDF)

 Socioeconomic tip of the month: Frequently asked coding questions (22K PDF)

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