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Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-722029446569439222?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-2243567180770577052012-02-22T22:42:00.000-05:002012-02-22T22:42:40.052-05:00<a href="http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/accurate-population-data-predict-aco-success/2012-02-22?utm_medium=nl&amp;utm_source=internal">Accurate population data predict ACO success - FierceHealthcare</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-224356718077057705?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-34622439904819616802012-02-22T17:33:00.001-05:002012-02-22T17:33:31.391-05:00<a href="http://www.facs.org/news/2012/sgr-patch-agreement0212.html">News from the American College of Surgeons: Agreement on Short-term SGR “Patch” Fails to Ensure Access to Care or Advance Needed Reforms</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-3462243990481961680?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-47801511274081782162012-02-22T17:33:00.000-05:002012-02-22T17:33:31.169-05:00<a href="http://www.facs.org/news/2012/sgr-patch-agreement0212.html">News from the American College of Surgeons: Agreement on Short-term SGR “Patch” Fails to Ensure Access to Care or Advance Needed Reforms</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-4780151127408178216?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-90836139878176049062012-02-22T14:39:00.000-05:002012-02-22T14:39:07.705-05:00<a href="http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/physicians-unsettled-temporary-doc-fix/2012-02-22?utm_medium=nl&amp;utm_source=internal">Physicians unsettled by temporary doc fix - 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FDA Squeezes Centers for Improper Promotion of Gastric Banding</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-8786852102639914935?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-30578564407028312922012-02-16T10:49:00.000-05:002012-02-16T10:49:18.559-05:00<a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/02/13/gvl10213.htm">amednews: Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform :: Feb. 13, 2012 ... American Medical News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-3057856440702831292?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-36654574199605639622012-02-15T00:00:00.000-05:002012-02-15T00:00:48.278-05:00<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204062704577221084040452786.html">The Ultimate Lifesaver: Medics Trick Out Ambulances With the Latest Equipment - WSJ.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-3665457419960563962?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-8142127714031031122012-02-14T23:59:00.001-05:002012-02-14T23:59:46.871-05:00<a href="http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2012/02/state-health-budgets-bring-relief-pain/#more-16382">State health budgets bring relief, some pain | Georgia Health News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-814212771403103112?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-55496482908440796262012-02-14T23:59:00.000-05:002012-02-14T23:59:06.227-05:00<a href="http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2012/02/gradys-boss-speaks-mission-money-qa/?ref=ft">New Grady CEO speaks — on the mission and the money (Q&amp;A) | Georgia Health News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-5549648290844079626?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-23557706831443367382012-02-14T23:58:00.000-05:002012-02-14T23:58:22.763-05:00<a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-hospitals-rated-on-1348882.html?utm_source=Mailing+List&amp;utm_campaign=a7c8b8ee31-Budgetmidpoint2_14_2012&amp;utm_medium=email">Georgia hospitals rated on infections | ajc.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-2355770683144336738?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-31390137004144964552012-02-14T23:57:00.000-05:002012-02-14T23:57:38.999-05:00<a href="http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/doc-groups-blast-320b-medicare-medicaid-cuts-2013/2012-02-14?utm_medium=nl&amp;utm_source=internal">Doc groups blast $320B Medicare, Medicaid cuts in 2013 - FierceHealthcare</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-3139013700414496455?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-66604756164378241672012-02-13T10:47:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:47:53.512-05:00<a href="http://www.tfah.org/report/93">Bending the Obesity Cost Curve: - Trust for America's Health</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-6660475616437824167?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-53339168904689362072012-02-13T10:18:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:18:16.281-05:00<a href="http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120212/NEWS/302129978?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMVGJWdndERWxiNUtpQzMyWmVwNW40WUpidXA=&amp;utm_source=link-20120212-NEWS-302129978&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=am">Obama's budget plan to cut more than $360 billion from healthcare - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-5333916890468936207?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-75148310406287119402012-02-13T10:17:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:17:24.266-05:00<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-health-reform-laws-biggest-threat-30000-too-few-doctors/2012/02/10/gIQALEQp4Q_blog.html">The health reform law’s biggest threat: 30,000 too few doctors - The Washington Post</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-7514831040628711940?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-9809229109734589212012-02-13T10:16:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:16:34.019-05:00<a href="http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/February/13/medicare-hospital-patient-safety-records.aspx">Experts Question Medicare's Effort To Rate Hospitals' Patient Safety Records - Kaiser Health News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-980922910973458921?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-58000766996311915842012-02-13T10:15:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:15:32.055-05:00<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/nyregion/study-finds-new-york-hospitals-flout-charity-rules.html?hpw">Study Finds New York Hospitals Flout Charity Rules - NYTimes.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-5800076699631191584?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-85214712012371852942012-02-13T10:14:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:14:25.168-05:00<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/health/policy/supply-of-methotrexate-a-cancer-drug-may-run-out-soon.html?_r=1&amp;hpw">Supply of Methotrexate, a Cancer Drug, May Run Out Soon - NYTimes.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-8521471201237185294?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-14330672098072204042012-02-13T10:11:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:11:16.634-05:00<a href="http://www.generalsurgerynews.com/ViewArticle.aspx?d=In%2Bthe%2BNews&amp;d_id=69&amp;i=February+2012&amp;i_id=811&amp;a_id=20110">General Surgery News - Preliminary Study: Patients Prefer Single-Incision Chole</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-1433067209807220404?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-88456807545060257242012-02-13T10:08:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:08:52.157-05:00<a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/02/13/gvl10213.htm">amednews: Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform :: Feb. 13, 2012 ... American Medical News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-8845680754506025724?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-23186831564733372032012-02-13T10:04:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:04:14.518-05:00<a href="http://savannahnow.com/news/2012-02-13/legislature-hits-halfway-point#.Tzkj9MXXFGs">Legislature hits halfway point | savannahnow.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-2318683156473337203?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-13954506298061876852012-02-10T00:49:00.000-05:002012-02-10T00:49:59.074-05:00<a href="http://rn-t.com/view/full_story/17440445/article-Harbin-s-Davis-says-health-care-costs-will--bankrupt-this-country-?instance=news_page_secondary_local&amp;utm_source=Mailing+List&amp;utm_campaign=7c267e817f-GardnerEX2_9_2012&amp;utm_medium=email">RN-T.com - Harbin s Davis says health care costs will bankrupt this country</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-1395450629806187685?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-32182444413387202362012-02-09T14:23:00.000-05:002012-02-09T14:23:59.211-05:00<a href="http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=21566">New Medicaid Report Finds Health Reform Law Insurer Fee Costly to States</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-3218244441338720236?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-59407671087277064222012-02-09T14:22:00.000-05:002012-02-09T14:22:12.291-05:00<a href="http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/hospitals-face-looming-medicaid-cuts-despite-overdue-reimbursements/2012-02-09?utm_medium=nl&amp;utm_source=internal">Medicaid cuts loom despite overdue reimbursements - FierceHealthcare</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-5940767108727706422?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-64395171069453452592012-02-09T14:21:00.000-05:002012-02-09T14:21:30.780-05:00<a href="http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/docs-not-always-honest-patients/2012-02-09?utm_medium=nl&amp;utm_source=internal">Docs not always honest with patients - FierceHealthcare</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-6439517106945345259?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-14789340409521990742012-02-09T14:20:00.000-05:002012-02-09T14:20:25.199-05:00<a href="http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/hospitals-lose-reimbursement-unnecessary-er-visits/2012-02-09?utm_medium=nl&amp;utm_source=internal">Hospitals lose reimbursement for 'unnecessary' ER visits - FierceHealthcare</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-1478934040952199074?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-44873434969747279332012-02-09T14:19:00.001-05:002012-02-09T14:19:07.458-05:00<a href="http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/February/09/insurance-labels.aspx">HHS Unveils Final Design For Insurance Labels - Kaiser Health News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-4487343496974727933?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-19077545589486161992012-02-09T14:19:00.000-05:002012-02-09T14:19:06.821-05:00<a href="http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/February/09/insurance-labels.aspx">HHS Unveils Final Design For Insurance Labels - Kaiser Health News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-1907754558948616199?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-80634467981212804942012-02-09T10:45:00.000-05:002012-02-09T10:45:33.991-05:00<a href="http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/states-step-define-scope-practice/2012-02-08?utm_medium=nl&amp;utm_source=internal">States step in to define scope of practice - FiercePracticeManagement</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-8063446798121280494?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-91521637856148087332012-02-09T10:44:00.000-05:002012-02-09T10:44:19.539-05:00<a href="http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/poor-systems-not-doc-performance-drive-bad-online-reviews/2012-02-08?utm_medium=nl&amp;utm_source=internal">Poor systems, not docs, drive bad online reviews - FiercePracticeManagement</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-9152163785614808733?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-51535392816017686162012-02-09T10:41:00.000-05:002012-02-09T10:41:34.542-05:00<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2012/02/08/tenet-healthcare-consolidating.html?utm_source=Mailing+List&amp;utm_campaign=d7100cec05-taskforces2_8_2012&amp;utm_medium=email">Tenet Healthcare consolidating hospitals, layoffs possible - Atlanta Business Chronicle</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-5153539281601768616?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-78769460940566378462012-02-09T10:40:00.001-05:002012-02-09T10:40:37.097-05:00<a href="http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2012/02/health-exchange-idea-faces-uncertain-future/#more-16292">Health exchange idea faces uncertain future | Georgia Health News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-7876946094056637846?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-56340792540550785952012-02-09T10:40:00.000-05:002012-02-09T10:40:03.893-05:00<a href="http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2012/02/task-forces-review-navigant-report/#more-16264">Task forces to discuss report on Medicaid | Georgia Health News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6338583814659001585-5634079254055078595?l=gasacs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GA Society of the American College of Surgeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616756005943432119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338583814659001585.post-20479631446749354902012-02-09T10:13:00.000-05:002012-02-09T10:13:46.939-05:00<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-09/stryker-seeks-ceo-after-macmillan-steps-down-for-family-reasons.html">Stryker Seeks CEO After MacMillan Steps Down for Family Reasons - 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