1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services. Medicare program: changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and CY 2008 payment rates, the ambulatory surgical center payment system and CY 2008 payment rates, the hospital inpatient prospective payment system and FY 2008 payment rates; and payments for graduate medical education for affiliated teaching hospitals in certain emergency situations. Medicare and Medicaid programs: hospital conditions of participation; necessary provider designations of critical access hospitals. Interim and final rule with comment period. Fed Regist 72(227):66579-7226.
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5. Low rehospitalization rate for vascular surgery patients;Jackson;J Vasc Surg,2011