Index of Key Issues
- Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Resources
- Information on the Shared Savings Program and Accountable Care Organizations
- New Information on Breast Implant Safety
- Information from the FDA and ASPS
- Plastic Surgery Launches Multi-faceted Research Project Regarding Breast Implants
- A letter from ASPS leadership addressing the launch of a multi-faceted research project regarding breast implants. Includes additional resources on the issue.
- Breast Procedures
- Documents include practice parameters and insurance coverage criteria on breast implants, breast reconstruction, breast reduction and gynecomastia.
- Children's Deformities
- Resources include an issue brief, state law coverage on Children's Deformities and information on the CARES Act.
- Cosmetic Procedure Taxes
- Documents include position statement and talking points
- Dental Scope of Practice
- Resources include issue brief, talking points and crisis map
- Injectables
- Documents include policy statement and legal analysis
- Liposuction
- Evidence Based Patient Safety Advisory and Executive Summary
- Medicare Payment
- Documents include talking points, payment brief, and letters to CMS
- Office-based Surgery
- Documents include ASPS accreditation bylaws, AMA patient safety principles and a state regulations chart and map.
- 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.
- Professional Liability
- Documents include a medical reform issue brief, statement on informed consent, and Doctors Company resources.
- Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development
- Documents include issue briefs, talking points and letters.
- ASPS Campaign for VTE Awareness
- Resources and quick facts about Venous Thromboembolism (VTE).
