September 2004
Dateline: Washington (15K PDF)
- Senate passes patient safety legislation
- Medicare fee schedule proposed rule issued
- ACS discusses quality initiatives with CMS
- Guidance issued on HIPAA privacy rule and law enforcement
- ACS replies to inpatient rule on graduate medical education
Changes in resident training affect what you can expect from your next partner (90K PDF)
Doctors for Medical Liability Reform (217K PDF)
Cooperstown surgeons throw a pitch for rural surgery (233K PDF)
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