• 1 Lawsuits: Whistleblower Lawsuit Signals Hospice Enforcement Ramp-Up

• 2 Prospective Payment System: New HTN Payment Rules May Not Mean New Coding

• 3 Diagnosis Coding: Avoid This Upcoding Trap With HTN Codes

• 4 HIPAA: Pull Your HIPAA Act Together With These Pointers

• 5 Industry Note: Clock Restarts On Doc Fix -- And Possible Home Care Cuts

• 6 Fraud & Abuse: CMS To Take Action On More Identified Fraud Vulnerabilities, OIG Report Indicates

• 7 Industry Note: MAC Resolves 5010 Billing Glitc

• 8 Industry Note: Prepay Demos For Mobility Devices, RACs Delayed

• 9 Industry Note: Demo For Doc, NP Visits At Home Gets Green Light

• 10 Industry Note: Know Which Revalidation Letter To Disregard

• 11 Industry Note: HHA, Hospice Reps Named To CMS Innovations Initiative

• 12 Industry Note: Keep Patients' PHI Out Of E-Mails To MACs

• 13 Industry Note: 3 HHA Operators Plead Guilty To Kickbacks, Fraud

• 14 Industry Note: State Regs Burden Inpatient Hospice Facilities