July 2002
From My Perspective (55 K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (15 K PDF)
- CMS proposes revisions to EMTALA
- Committees approve Medicare payment legislation
- CMS could fix Medicare payment problem
- Maryland trauma center suspends operation due to surgeon shortage
- Patient safety legislation announced
9/11: Jersey City Medical Center—lessons learned (215K PDF)
The American Joint Committee on Cancer: Updating the strategies in cancer staging (100K PDF)
In compliance...with HIPAA rules (20K PDF)
Socioeconomic tip of the month: Answers to common hotline questions (20K PDF)
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