• 1 CORRECT CODING INITIATIVE: CCI 15.2 Scraps Applied Neurostimulator Edit

• 2 CARRIER SPOTLIGHT: Don't Expect Electronic PECOS Signatures in the Near Future

• 3 COLLECTIONS: 3 Steps Increase Your Collections Success Rate

• 4 COLLECTIONS: Get Results for Your Collections Efforts -- Know What to Say to Patients Who Owe

• 5 PART B CODING COACH: 3 Expert Answers Can Relieve Your Consultation Coding Fears

• 6 PHYSICIAN NOTES: CMS Scraps Timeliness Advice From Recent CMS-855 Transmittal

• 7 In other news ...• The Medicare fraud strike force struck again, nailing 53 people who billed more than $50 million in false Medicare claims in Michigan.

• 8 READER QUESTION: Factor in Range of Service When Coding Visit With Obese Patient