• 1 Diagnosis Coding: CMS Establishes Additional Safeguards to Prevent You From Reporting 'E' Codes As Primary Diagnoses

• 2 EHR Compliance: Joint Commission Changes Course, Allowing Physician Assistants to Direct EHR 'Scribes'

• 3 Therapy: Determine How 2013 Fee Schedule Proposal Will Impact Your Rehab Claims

• 4 Physician Note: CMS Issues New 'Centralized Flu' NPP Specialty Code

• 5 In other news…

• 6 Reader Question: Know Which Doctor Spends the Most Time With Patient

• 7 Reader Question: You Can Now Use Modifier PD

• 8 Reader Question: Don't Base E/M Code Solely on Tube Removal Procedure

• 9 Reader Question: Assistant Surgeons Are Typically Present for Majority of Surgery

• 10 Reader Question: Payers May Disagree About Colon Biopsy Diagnosis Code

• 11 Reader Question: Appropriate Back Ultrasound Code May Surprise You