What surgeons should know about....
The following publications are available online or as reprints from the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.
2012
The Medicare Shared Savings Programs (130K PDF)
by Henry R. Desmarais, MD, MPA (March '12)
PQRS reporting in 2012 (660K PDF)
by Sana Gokak (February '12)
2011
They CT 2012 Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule (120K PDF)
by Vinita Ollapally, JD (December '11)
Billing Medicare for orders and referrals (95K PDF)
by Jenny Jackson, MPH (October '11)
Electronic prescribing in 2011 (305K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (June '11)
PQRS reporting of the perioperative care measures group (235K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (May '11)
PQRS reporting of venous thromboembolism (625K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (April '11)
Incentive payments for operations furnished in HPSAs (80K PDF)
by Vinita Ollapally, JD (April '11)
PQRS reporting of measure #22 (630K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (March '11)
PQRS reporting in 2011 (630K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (February '11)
The 2011 Medicare physician fee schedule (100K PDF)
by Vinita Ollapally, JD (January '11)
2010
The meaningful use final rule (1475K PDF)
by Vinita Ollapally, JD (October '10)
Recovery audit contractors: An update (85K PDF)
by Vinita Ollapally, JD (August '10)
Meaningful use of electronic health records (75K PDF)
by Vinita Ollapally, JD (May '10)
PQRI reporting in 2010 (120K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (April '10)
Current Procedural Terminology changes for 2010 (75K PDF)
by Albert Bothe, Jr., MD, FACS; Linda M. Barney, MD, FACS; and Debra Mariani, CPC (January '10)
2010 changes to Medicare payment for consultation services (85K PDF)
by Elizabeth Hoy, MHA (January '10)
2009
The FY 2010 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule (55K PDF)
by Vinita Ollapally, JD (December '09)
The Socio-Economic Fact Center for Surgery Web site (45K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (November '09)
Selling a medical practice 101 (95K PDF)
by Charles D. Mabry, MD, FACS; and Vinita M. Ollapally, JD (September '09)
The surgical CAHPS survey (50K PDF)
by Elizabeth W. Hoy, MHA (July '09)
The HIT incentives in the ARRA (65K PDF)
by Cate McCanless Blankenburg (June '09)
The CMS Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (90K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (May '09)
The NCDs for "never events" (55K PDF)
by Vinita Ollapally, JD (April '09)
Successful participation in the PQRI (75K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (March '09)
2008
Fairness and transparency in contracts (665K PDF)
by Jon Sutton (August '08)
2008 PQRI alternative reporting options (65K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (July '08)
A surgeon's role in state advocacy: Interview with Hugh A. Gamble II, MD, FACS (70K PDF)
by Melinda Baker (June '08)
Chartered value exchanges (70K PDF)
by Caitlin Burley (March '08)
The 2008 Medicare fee schedule (80K PDF)
by Cynthia A. Brown (Jaunary '08)
2007
The Trauma Act of 2007 and the future of surgical emergency care (80K PDF)
by Adrienne Roberts (August '07)
Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (95K PDF)
by Jean A. Harris (June '07)
Medical licensure and state regulation of medical practice (85K PDF)
by Jon H. Sutton (March '07)
Responding to reductions in Medicare payment—What's legal, what's not (80K PDF)
by Barbara Peck (Feburary '07)
The 2007 Medicare physician fee schedule (70K PDF)
by Barbara Peck (January '07)
2006
Developments in pay for performance (200K PDF)
by Julie Lewis (November '06)
Trends in Medicare reimbursement (110K PDF)
by Barbara Peck (October '06)
Health plan settlements (100K PDF)
by Carol Scheele (February '06)
The 2006 Medicare fee schedule (145K PDF)
by Cynthia A. Brown (January '06)
2005
The Revised Medicare List of Procedures for ASCs (75K PDF)
by Jean A. Harris (September '05)
2004
What's wrong with the SGR (43K PDF)
by Cynthia A. Brown (October '04)
The next step for quality measurement: Paying for it! (30K PDF)
by Jean A. Harris (August '04)
The new Stark Phase II rules (27K PDF)
by Jean A. Harris (June '04)
The new Medicare drug benefit and related reforms: Part II (26K PDF)
by Beth Fuchs, PhD, and Julie James (May '04)
The new Medicare drug benefit and related reforms: Part I (28K PDF)
by Beth Fuchs, PhD, and Julie James (April '04)
2003
Medical liability reform deep in the heart of Texas (33K PDF)
by Jon H. Sutton (October '03)
The Medicare prescription drug deliberations (17K PDF)
by Jennifer Razor (September '03)
Coding breast procedures and other cancer operations (28K PDF)
by John Preskitt, Albert Bothe, Jr., and Jean A. Harris (May '03)
Antitrust laws (20K PDF)
by Jennifer Razor (April '03)
2002
Health data resources (20K PDF)
by Cynthia Kay Sykes (Sep. '02)
Medicare rules for hospital-based clinics (27K PDF)
by Thomas Ault and John Ferman (Apr. '02)
OSHA regulation of blood-borne pathogens (27K PDF)
by Adrienne Roberts (Feb. '02)
2000
The "five-year review" (30K PDF)
by John O. Gage, MD, FACS, and Diane Krier-Morrow, MBA, MPH (Nov. '00)
Grassroots advocacy at the state level(33K PDF)
by Jon Sutton (June '00)
Federal commissions and advisory committees (31K PDF)
by Adrienne Roberts and Erin La Flair (May '00)
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Revised May 8, 2012