• 1 Meetings: 'Least Costly Alternative' Could Cost You A Bundle Next Year

• 2 Reimbursement: Battle Denials For E/M With Joint Injections

• 3 Same Diagnosis OK With -25 Modifier

• 4 Pay-For-Performance: Quality Is Job Two, After Figuring Out What 'Quality' Means

• 5 Medications: Medicare Should Raise Prices Retroactively For Pricey Drugs, Docs Say

• 6 Imaging, Diagnostic Procedures Swarm To Docs' Offices, Study Shows

• 7 Compliance: Goodies In Fee Schedule Could Leave You A Fat Target For OIG

• 8 Part B Coding Coach: Reporting Related Codes? Use Modifiers -59 and -51 to Keep Claims Clear

• 9 Physician Notes: Cystoscopy, Lesion Removal Codes See Drastic Increases