New patient safety program moves forward
Communications, educaton, research and advocacy
Patient Safety Coalition holds first meeting
Develop and implement programs that promote safety
Transportation safety advocate honored
John R. Tongue, MD, honored
Wayne D. Southwick, MD, receives first Diversity Award
AAOS pays tribute to a "true visionary"
Levels of evidence
A step forward on the road to better practice?
Table: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery levels of evidence for rating
Bring your ambulatory surgery center to fruition
Hire an experienced team
Getting out the vote
Survey shows a drop in member voting interest
The Application Service Provider business model
An innovative approach
Practice Management Center expands
FDA issues alert regarding diathermy
Diathermy interactions with implanted leads and implanted systems with leads
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In brief items
To wire or not to wire
Setting up a home computer network
2003 Coding changes
The good, the bad and the ugly
Across the President's Desk
AAOS in my rear-view mirror
2004 Leadership Fellows selected
BOD appoints lay member, approves patient safety plan, expands international efforts
Surgeon General's workshop focuses on osteoporosis and bone health
2002 Orthopaedic Physician Census completed
Shows growth in specialization, payment from managed care
Osteoinductive bone graft substitutes: Burden of proof
Essential principles for the practicing orthopaedic surgeon
Diversity Web site now "live"
New AAOS Web site promotes divertsity in 0rthopaedics, culturally competent care
Spanish surgeons win OLC scholarships
New publication highlights malpractice issues
OREF study summarizes DVT phophylaxis practice patterns
AAOS launches 2003 public service ad campaign
Shoulder impingement (Bursitis, Tendinitis)
OKO in 2003: New topics now online
New topics include: ACL reconstruction, spinal osteoporosis, flatfoot and more
"Grassroots" approach works for Monograph series
AAOS Practice Management Workshops
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