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American Medical News - Sept. 8, 2008 (vol. 51 no. 34)

GOVERNMENT & MEDICINE  Go to section
  CMS calls for transition to ICD-10 codes in 3 years
  Physician ties to medical device firms probed

PROFESSIONAL ISSUES  Go to section
  Time to get tough? States increasingly offer ways to opt out of vaccine mandates
  Legal risk for prescribing painkillers is small, study says
  In the Courts - Attempt to remove bullet leads to lawsuit

BUSINESS  Go to section
  Parallel universe: Entering an online 3-D world
  Surgical plates make a fashion statement
  Technically Speaking - Before you buy, evaluate the vendor's responsiveness
  Quick View - Paper perceived safer than e-records

OPINION  Go to section
  Take the slow track on RAC program
  Letters - Medical Justice: Our mutual privacy agreement will stand up when the patient is federally insured and others

HEALTH & SCIENCE  Go to section
  Tools of the trade: Urology museum exhibits scopes and catheters galore
  Epilepsy care goal shifting to no seizures, not just fewer ones

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