September 2003
Dateline: Washington (11K PDF)
- GAO reports on medical liability crisis
- Senate committee approves patient safety legislation
- CMS announces 2004 payment rate hikes
- College advises on quality measurement efforts
Socioeconomic tips of the month: Advice from an ACS coding course instructor (15K PDF)
What surgeons should know about: The Medicare prescription drug deliberations (17K PDF)
Trauma services: Coding for optimal practice management (90K PDF)
Program increases medical student interest in surgical careers (40K PDF)
Governors' Committee on Chapter Activities: Update (42K PDF)
Profiles in Leadership: Julius H. Jacobson II, MD, FACS
More Bulletin Articles
- Chapter News
- NTDB® Data Points
- Socioeconomic tips of the month
- In Compliance... with HIPAA Rules
- What surgeons should know about...
- ACOSOG Articles Published in the ACS Bulletin
- Publications on Advocacy and Health Policy Issues
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