BACKGROUND: Surgical education has undergone radical changes in the past decade.
The introductions of laparoscopic surgery and endovascular techniques have required …

BACKGROUND: Surgical residents typically receive limited exposure to business and
practice management during their training. As a result, residents are ill-prepared for issues …

Objective Despite increased emphasis on systems-based practice through the Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education core competencies, few studies have examined …

Background Medical coding knowledge is important for practice. We hypothesized that
general surgery residents lack confidence in medical coding (MC) and that implementation …

BACKGROUND: In 2005, a new curricular model was implemented for general surgery
residents and a Division of Education created for administrative support. These changes …

INTRODUCTION: A working knowledge of documentation and coding for physician services
(DCPS) is increasingly important for a successful practice. There is no standardized, widely …

BACKGROUND: Surgeons and residents in training receive little, if any, formal education in
the economic side of clinical practice during medical school or residency. As medical …

American surgical education has a rich heritage, and its programs produce some of the best
trained and most competent surgeons. Although surgery residency training has changed …

Background A 2005 survey reported 87% of surgery program directors believed practice
management training should occur during residency. However, only 8% of program directors …

Members of the American Surgical Association, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen: I
want to thank you all for coming to Boston in record numbers to attend the 126th Annual …