• 1 COMPLIANCE: Compliance Statements Sate Hungry HIPAA Auditors

• 2 LABS: How To Bounce Back From A CLIA Deficiency

• 3 DME: Analysis Casts Doubt On Competitive Bidding Savings

• 4 PHYSICIANS: Doctor's Scrawl Could Spell Doom For Practice

• 5 APPEALS: Prepare Now For Quicker 2006 Appeals Turnaround

• 6 APPEALS: Here's One Appeals Change Providers Should Notice

• 7 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: MedPAC- Remove Medicare Advantage Advantages

• 8 COMPLIANCE: Inform Patients Up Front To Avoid Payment Surprises

• 9 HOSPITALS: Hospital Association Raises NPI Questions

• 10 ENFORCEMENT WATCH: Bogus Diagnosis Scam May Send Physician Up River

• 11 PHYSICIANS: CMS Increases Physician Scarcity Area Incentives

• 12 BILL WATCH