tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2014 Issue 13

Compliance: Steer Clear Of These 7 Questionable Billing Practices

Keep your practice out of OIG crosshairs for electrodiagnostic tests. An April 2014 report from the HHSOffice of the Inspector General (OIG) shows the sharp rise in Medicare spending on electrodiagnostic tests between 2002 and 2011. Learn what you need to do — and not do — to avoid unwanted attention from the enforcement agencies.  Learn What Led to the Investigation Electrodiagnostic testing became a point of focus for the OIG because of recent spending patterns. Medicare reimbursement for electrodiagnostic testing has outpaced the growth in overall Medicare spending in recent years. According to the report, Medicare Part...

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