• 1 MEDICARE: Bush Wants Physicians to Pay for Medicare Appeals, Claims Errors

• 2 REIMBURSEMENT: July Will Be Shakedown Time for Physicians

• 3 REIMBURSEMENT: Medicare Physician Payments 'Adequate,' Says MedPAC

• 4 HIPAA: HIPAA Trumps State Law, Court Rules

• 5 MEDICAL REVIEW: Don't Let Bogus Review Policies Fool You

• 6 PHYSICIAN OFFICE LABS: POLs' Supervision Puzzle Solved

• 7 STUDIES & SURVEYS: It's Only Wise to Apologize

• 8 CODING: NCCI Spells Extra Pain for Anesthesiologists

• 9 FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS: Knee-Jerk Reactions Spell Serious Trouble

• 10 FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS: 9 Tips for Tackling an Investigation

• 11 DIAGNOSIS CODING: Suppliers Fidget Over Added Digits

• 12 DISEASE MANAGEMENT: Medicare Tries Disease Management

• 13 INDUSTRY NOTES: Value Anesthetic Add-Ons Properly, CMS Tells Carriers

• 14 EVALUATION & MANAGEMENT: AHIMA and AHA Form E&M Panel

• 15 QUALITY OF CARE: Physicians Poised for More CMS Scrutiny

• 16 COURTS AND CASES: Missed Deadline Costs Home Infusion Provider $185,000

• 17 FRAUD AND ABUSE: Wake-Up Call for Telemarketing Suppliers

• 18 What NOT to Do if the Feds Come Calling

• 19 MEDICAL DEVICES: Medicare Won't Cover New E-Stim Code