• 1 CODING: Using 44139 Can Add $1,000 to Partial Colectomy Reimbursement

• 2 REIMBURSEMENT TIPS: Why Do Big-Ticket Procedures Lose Money?

• 3 SURGERY: How to Read a Colon Surgery Report

• 4 EXPENSES: To Keep Physician Expense Data Fresh, CMS Needs A New Approach, Group Says

• 5 APPEALS: Know the Difference Between a Review and a Fair Hearing

• 6 Reimbursement: Don't Forget Geographic Differences, MedPAC Warns

• 7 ONCOLOGY DRUGS: Final Rule Cutting Drug Payments Expected by Nov. 1

• 8 PHYSICIAN NOTES: Medicare Patients Don't Get Benefit of Preventive Care