Academy moves ahead on developing a national outcomes database . Oversight Committee on Guidelines will redirect the Academy's approach to developing and evaluating clinical guidelines. The Health Care Financing Administration is soliciting applications for a planned demonstration project to bundle Medicare Part A and Part B payments for hip and knee replacement procedures. The Rand Corp. has started work on an orthopaedic world force study and supporting data system. The Patient Advocacy Campaign for Musculoskeletal Research Funding will seek public support for funding research by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases .
Survey finds physicians are buried in mail .
Table shows breakdown of 4,288 pieces of mail . Purchasing alliances can help cut costs Beware of retirement excise tax Academy slides and brochures can be useful marketing tools. New Academy publications . Emeritus fellows audiotape Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 5. List of CME courses for May, June and July.