• 1 REIMBURSEMENT: Cover Cardiology E&M Coding Bases With 5 Smart Compliance Moves

• 2 PART B PAYMENT: Legislators Offer New Year's Gift With Temporary Medicare Pay Fix

• 3 COMPLIANCE NEWS: Are Internal Auditors Obligated to Report Adverse Findings to Medicare? Genesys Cardiology Qui Tam Lawsuit Raises Questions

• 4 CONSULT ELIMINATION: New Modifier AI Allows Multiple Docs to Bill Initial Hospital Care

• 5 THERAPY BILLING: Take a Quick Refresher on Therapy Supervision Rules

• 6 PART B MYTHBUSTER: Avoid Billing Locum Tenens For New Docs Who Aren't Yet Credentialed

• 7 PHYSICIAN NOTES: Not All OIG Audits Result In Bad News Or Accusations Of Wrongdoing

• 8 INDUSTRY NEWS: Medicare Fraud Funds Extravagant South Florida Lifestyle

• 9 In other news...