ACS PQRI Web Content Updated
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has recently updated the section of its Web site devoted to the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) with information about the 2009 program. This section includes an introduction to PQRI, results and payment information for participants in the 2007 initiative, valuable resources and tools for participating in PQRI, and links to other useful Web sites. Surgeons who have previously participated in PQRI should note that some of the performance measures that have carried over from 2008 may have changed.
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American College of Surgeons Issues New Health Care Reform Agenda, Emphasizes Need to Address Access, Surgical Workforce Shortage
As President-elect Barack Obama and the incoming 111th Congress prepare for the many policy issues potentially complicating the process of achieving effective health care reform, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has released a comprehensive policy statement to help frame the debate. Specifically, the ACS calls on policymakers to support a reform approach that improves access to safe, high-quality, and affordable surgical care.
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Restrictions on Resident Work Hours
American College of Surgeons (ACS) position statement presented to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Consensus Committee
Developed by the ACS Task Force on the Resident 80-Hour Work Week, this statement explores key issues on the topic, including a decisive discussion on the fact that there has been no evidence-based study yet published that links surgery resident duty hours with improved patient safety outcomes.
Read the full ACS statement to the IOM online
ACS Urges Action on Health Care Reform
In its newly issued Statement on Health Care Reform, the American College of Surgeons urges Congress and the Administration to take action concerning three critically important and interrelated goals for health care: Quality and Safety, Access/Workforce, and Reduction of Health Care Costs. This document sets forth for each of these priorities specific actions that Congress and the incoming President and Administration should support, as well as related activities the ACS is committed to undertaking.
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American College of Surgeons panel presentation
Southeastern Surgical Congress (SESC)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
2:00 - 5:30 pm
Update from the American College of Surgeons
The Shortage of General Surgeons:
An Impending Crisis and Possible Solutions
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