January 2006
Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)
- CMS issues 2006 Medicare fee schedule
- Congress poised to act on Medicare and trauma funding
- CMS establishes voluntary quality-reporting program
- EMTALA TAG makes recommendations
- HHS to issue e-prescribing rule
What surgeons should know about... The 2006 Medicare fee schedule (145K PDF)
Introducing e-facs.org: College Launches Web Portal for its Members (180K PDF)
Current Procedural Terminology: Changes for 2006 (90K PDF)
Highlights of the 21st Annual Clinical Congress (560K PDF)
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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