September 2006
Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)
- ACS comments on hospital and GME payments
- Proposed rule on RVUs issued
- MedPAC report focuses on value
- No Medicare payment for nine days
- SSA promotes electronic record sharing
State legislatures wrap it up for 2006 (135K PDF)
Fundamentals of prudent investing (405K PDF)
Socioeconomic tips: Medicare changes (70K PDF)
ACOSOG news: Postoperative adjuvant therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (55K PDF)
Profiles in Leadership: Robert W. Hobson II, MD, FACS
Statement on insurance, alcohol-related injuries, and trauma centers
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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