September 2002

  From My Perspective (55 K PDF)

 Dateline: Washington (12 K PDF)

• Medicare and liability solutions elude the Senate
• Tort reform moves in Nevada
• Senate approves $5 million for trauma systems
• Carmona confirmed as Surgeon General
• EMTALA requirement clarified

  Reporting medical errors: Variables in the system shape attitudes toward reporting adverse events (85K PDF)

  ACS offers advocacy resources (25K PDF)

  Statement on residency work hours

  What surgeons should know about...Health data resources (20K PDF)

  In compliance...with HIPAA rules (100K PDF)

  Socioeconomic tip of the month: Understading local medical review policies (45K PDF)

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