January 2008 Bulletin
In an effort to continually bring you the best content from the Bulletin, we have decided to try a new style of online content. Below you will see PDFs that are broken up into the newly designed departments and features, with each containing all the articles from that department for January. Please let us know how you like this new format, and if you have any suggestions please contact us.
| January 2008 Our Community Humanitarian Missions Joint Meeting with Slovak and Czech Societies a Success Samuel Thomas von Soemmerring (1755–1830): An Anatomist and His Atlases. More... |
| January 2008 Politics & Policy Audiology Scope-of-Practice Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate. More... |
| January 2008 The Thriving Practice |
| January 2008 Academy News |
| National Specialty Societies Meet for Strategic Planning In late November, the Academy’s Board of Directors and leaders from other national specialty societies met to discuss the current state of otolaryngology, and to bring together their perspectives to build a positive future. More... |
| 2008 Medicare Payment Policy Updates Get information on new Medicare payment policies, including physician fee schedules, new coding values, and the current SGR rate. This piece also provides detailed charts and links to related websites. More... |
| Gifts to Physicians Facing Increased Scrutiny This article explores the steps state lawmakers and members of the U.S. medical community are taking to regulate corporate gift giving, and presents ethical issues that physicians face in a time of heightened public skepticism. More... |
| January_2008_Thriving_Practice Clinical Patient Data Registries Launching Your Compliance Program How to Bring a Biomedical Product to Market Exceptions to Every Rule New Otolaryngology Measures for the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Dissecting a Complication. More... |
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