Index of Key Issues
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Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Resources
- Information on the Shared Savings Program and Accountable Care Organizations
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Breast Implant Research Project
- A letter from ASPS leadership addressing the launch of a multifaceted research project regarding breast implants. Includes additional resources on the issue.
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Breast Implant Safety
- New information from the FDA and ASPS on breast implant safety.
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Breast Procedures
- Documents include practice parameters and insurance coverage criteria on breast implants, breast reconstruction, breast reduction and gynecomastia.
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Children's Deformities
- Resources include an issue brief, state law coverage on Children's Deformities and information on the CARES Act.
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Cosmetic Procedure Taxes
- Documents include position statement and talking points
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Dental Scope of Practice
- Resources include issue brief, talking points and crisis map
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Healthcare Truth in Advertising
- Resources include a chart detailing physician truth in advertising laws by state.
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Injectables
- Documents include policy statement and legal analysis
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Liposuction
- Evidence Based Patient Safety Advisory and Executive Summary
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Medicare Payment
- Documents include talking points, payment brief, and letters to CMS
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Office-based Surgery
- Documents include ASPS accreditation bylaws, AMA patient safety principles and a state regulations chart and map.
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Physician Extender
- Materials include contact information for state medical, nursing, physician assistant and cosmetology boards; examples of APRN protocols; and a list of legal and risk management considerations.
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Professional Liability
- Documents include a medical reform issue brief, statement on informed consent, and Doctors Company resources.
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Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development
- Documents include issue briefs, talking points and letters.
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Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Awareness Campaign
- Resources and quick facts about the ASPS campaign to raise Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) awareness.
