• 1 LEGISLATION: Warning--A Physician's Back Taxes Could Come Out Of Your Practice's Medicare Pay

• 2 PART B: Check With Your Local Carrier For Concurrent Critical-Care Coverage

• 3 HOME HEALTH: Your Episode Calculations Are About To Get A Lot More Complicated

• 4 SURGEONS: Take The Time To Capture Your Time For PreOperative Visits

• 5 AUDITS: Feds Crack Down On Validity Of IRF Admissions

• 6 PHYSICIANS: Practice 'Concurrent Audits' To Make Sure You're Not Missing Services

• 7 PHYSICIANS: Goods News--Medicare Proposes Higher SNF Payments

• 8 NPIs: At Last, NPI Requirements Are Getting Clearer

• 9 REIMBURSEMENT: October Through December Could Be Your Cash-Losing Months