• 1 SURGERY: Miss Out On Lesion Excision, And Cut Out Your Own Payments

• 2 GASTROINTESTINAL SUGERY: RVUs For New Codes Reward Attention To Additional Procedures

• 3 2006 RVUS: Gain 1 Extra RVU For Documenting Postprocessing

• 4 EVALUATION & MANAGEMENT: Is Your E/M Coding Up To Par? Check CMS' Checklist

• 5 Don't Throw Away Reimbursement On Thoracic Surgery

• 6 TRANSMITTAL ROUNDUP: You Won't Pay The Price For Taking Bad Advice

• 7 Part B Coding Coach: Are These 5 Locum Tenens Myths Clouding Your Q5/Q6 Compliance?

• 8 PHYSICIAN NOTES: Don't Rush Ahead With Quality Reporting Program