• 1 SPENDING: Presidential Budget To Cut $100 Billion From Medicare, Medicaid

• 2 CARDIOLOGY: Avoid Waiting Until Patients Develop Symptoms To Look Into Stenting

• 3 DIAGNOSIS CODING: Take Advantage Of Larger Space For Diagnosis Codes In July

• 4 MEDICARE PART B: Mistake--Listing Preop 'V' Codes As Primary Without Including Secondary Diagnosis

• 5 CODING: Don't Use 93508 For 'Roadmap To Stent Placement'

• 6 HIPAA: Learn How OHCAs Can Slay The NPP Beast

• 7 COMPLIANCE: Part B Payments 'Vulnerable To Fraud,' Watchdog Says

• 8 INDUSTRY NOTES: E-Prescribing Gets New Push From National Initiative