Archive for The Day of October 20th, 2006
Archive for the Day of October 20th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of October 20th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during October 20th, 2006.
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More Audit Triggers in 2007
In 2007 the OIG is planning on zeroing in on incident to billing claims. In the update issued in October 2006, the HHS Office of Inspector General plans to issue a report on whether you are following all the requirements for incident -to billing, including direct physician supervision. The OIG wants to know whether these services met the Medicare standards for medical necessity, documentation and quality of care, according to the OIG’s 2007 Work Plan. Other topics include: Other things that will be closely studied in the report include global periods and how they are determined in the medical billing. The agency will also be in the lookout for assignment …