Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse for October 2026 & Trusty Tip on Breast Cancer Billing

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Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, BA, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top Medical Billing & Coding Podcast for 6 years on Feedspot.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 18th Season starts up and Episode 20 features Newsworthy updates on the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases. Sonal's Trusty Tip continues to spotlight breast cancer and dives into breast cancer billing during the global period. Register for the Telehealth Playbook 2.0: ⁠https://kwadvancedconsulting.com/training-education-2/on-demand-webinars/webinar-registration/⁠ Breast Cancer Awareness Resources: World Health Organization: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/10/01/default-calendar/breast-cancer-awareness-month-2026⁠⁠⁠ National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/about-breast-cancer/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Paint The Medical Picture Podcast now on: Spotify:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.s