Tag Archive for ‘ACS chapters’
2016 state legislative year in review and a look ahead
State legislative priorities for the ACS in 2016, including opioid abuse, narrow insurance networks, surprise billings, and trauma system development, are summarized as are key issues that will be addressed at the state level next year.
ACS Chapter Grant Program supports opportunities to lobby state lawmakers
The events and accomplishments of ACS Chapters this year—supported by the College’s Chapter Lobby Day Grant Program—are summarized.
Surgical skills competitions at ACS chapter meetings can increase resident engagement
This month’s column describes surgical skills competitions and their role in increasing resident involvement at the Massachusetts Chapter of the ACS annual meeting.
State lobby days provide opportunity to influence legislative action
A roundup of issues discussed at state lobby days in 2015, including trauma funding, scope of practice, bariatric surgery coverage, and Medicaid reimbursement are recapped in this article.
55 hospitals represented at first semi-annual ISQIC meeting
The first semi-annual meeting of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative convened in January.
