• 1 FACET JOINT COMPLIANCE: Physicians Overbilled Facet Joint Injections by $96 Million, OIG Says

• 2 PRIVACY: Be Prepared -- Stimulus Plan Strengthens HIPAA Rules

• 3 FACET JOINT COMPLIANCE: Avoid OIG Scrutiny With Facet Joint Injection Savvy

• 4 IDENTITY THEFT: Prepare for Red Flag Rule by Squelching Opportunities for Identity Theft at Your Practice

• 5 IDENTITY THEFT: Get The Right Facts in Your Red Flag Program And You'll Be All Set for the May 1 Deadline

• 6 Part B Coding Coach: 5 Steps Ensure Your Observation Care Success

• 7 PHYSICIAN NOTES: CMS Spending on Physician and Clinical Services to Grow 6 Percent in 2009

• 8 In other news ...• The outpatient therapy cap is $1,840 for 2009, but the claims system won't reflect that until April.

• 9 In other news ...• If you try to bill Medicare for oxygen equipment repairs or service with HCPCS code E1340 after April 1, you won't get very far.

• 10 READER QUESTION: You Will Need a Diagnosis Code for a Feigned