• 1 Recovery Audit Contractors: RACs Ratchet Up Modifier 57 Scrutiny

• 2 Avert Modifier 57 Tangles with Global Surgery Distinctions

• 3 Reimbursement: Expect More Changes in 2019 for QPP's Promoting Interoperability

• 4 Compliance: Review This Gift-Giving Advice to Avoid Violations

• 5 Industry Note: Medicare Wraps Up MBI Wave 6

• 6 Industry Note: Apply for a MIPS Hardship Exception Before Dec. 31 Deadline

• 7 Industry Note: Top Claims Issue for MAC — Too Many Claims Under Medical Review

• 8 Reader Question: Nip Identity Theft in the Bud With Proper PHI Disposal