Columns

Document what you do – or else it didn’t happen: Documentation is vital to reimbursement
Multiple new CPT codes appear in 2012: The 2012 CPT book has many new codes pertaining to plastic surgery
Face transplant highlights basic coding principles: An amazing case highlights basic principles
So how is modifier 59 supposed to be used?: Clarification on this mystifying code
What are neoplasms of uncertain behavior?: A review of codes
Perforator flap reporting may prove complicated: A review of codes

Expanding a self-sustaining PSF research portfolio: A report by the PSF President
What does success look like for The PSF?: A report by the PSF President
5,280 is not just a number - it's an experience: A report by the ASPS President
VIPS and the soul of plastic surgery: A report by the PSF President
5,280 is not just a number - it's an experience: A report by the ASPS President
I'll take 'Obsolete Plastic Surgeons' for $100, Alex: A report by the ASPS President

Credit cards can be a practice boon - or a back-door scam: On Legal Grounds looks at practice management topics and professional liability
Credit cards can be a practice boon - or a back-door scam: On Legal Grounds looks at practice management topics and professional liability
An end-of-the-year risk management check-up: A challenging economy and tort reform can facilitate difficult patients
There are two sides to every patient - document it: Asymmetries are present in virtually all patients
Avoid being too social when using social media: Social media must be used wisely in your practice
Be wary of 'fee pitfalls' hidden in your practice: A consideration of various practice fees

New Jersey tax reversal advocacy outstanding - but battles remain: PSN editors discuss key topics impacting specialty
Professionalism will be the key to weathering health care storms: Are surgeons held to a different standard than our elected officials?
Lawmakers must meet higher standard of care: Are surgeons held to a different standard than our elected officials?
Life lessons learned in a Russian orphanage: A letter from Dr. Hultman to his pen pal
The ballerina and the doctor - have we lost control of the message?: A discussion on how the message is directly influenced by the medium in which it is presented.

2011 annual federal legislative wrap-up: Prepare for a turbulent year ahead in health care: A round-up of legislative action
ASPS joins chorus of opposition to GME cuts: Surgical groups oppose Medicare cuts to graduate medical education payments
ASPS joins chorus of opposition to GME cuts: Surgical groups oppose Medicare cuts to graduate medical education payments
ASPS applauds introduction of CARES Act of 2011: Legislation would require insurance companies to provide coverage for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity
ASPS comments on physician payment reforms: SGR slated to result in 25 percent cut

Trust your instincts when a deal sounds too good: Real-world ethical problems addressed by a veteran surgeon
Can my meeting presentation get me in trouble?: Real-world ethical problems addressed by a veteran surgeon
Ethical dilemmas: Affair to regret, date to forget: Real-world ethical problems addressed by a veteran surgeon

ASPS, French society monitor developments on PIP silicone gel breast implants controversy: ASPS and the French Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery keeping track of PIP implants in France
Reconstructive pioneer Jack Mustardé, MD, dies at 94: Jack Mustardé, MD, internationally renowned plastic surgeon and honorary member of ISAPS, died in Tetbury, England, at age 94.
Specialty’s worldwide leaders gather for summit in Toronto: View the international speakers' presentations
Plastic surgeons worldwide share common goals: Message from ISAPS President, Jan Pöell, MD

The Leading Edge: Susan Mackinnon, MD breakes gender barriers
Plastic surgeon entrepreneur blends innovation with business: The fourth installment of PSN's “The Leading Edge” column
Multicultural experiences helped shape leadership perspective: The third installment of PSN's “The Leading Edge” column

Breaking up with patients is hard to do – so do it right: Topics of interest to plastic surgeons early in their careers
Managing staff during their personal crises requires care, communication: Help keep your staff's personal crises from impacting patient care
Managing staff during their personal crises requires care, communication: Help keep your staff's personal crises from impacting patient care
Young Plastic Surgeons at Plastic Surgery 2011: Three articles, including a story from a youthful-looking surgeon who discusses her approach to tough questions
you.com, Part 2: Managing your ‘webutation’ is worth the time – and important
you.com, Part 1: Managing your 'web presence' will net positive results

Can ‘Maintenance of Licensure’ limit encroachment on the specialty?: Message from ASPS Executive Vice President
Plastic surgeons worldwide share common goals: Message from ISAPS President, Jan Pöell, MD
Specialty's evolution continues to benefit American, Canadian societies: Message from CSAPS President, Wayne Carman, MD