tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 3

Compliance: Forgetting Signature Can Cost You Thousands

Recent OIG audit shows that one therapist's mistakes will cost him over $280,000 You've met with the patient, performed the therapy, and billed the services to Medicare using the correct CPT codes, so your reimbursement is all set, right? Wrong. Without accurate documentation, a current plan of care and a signed note, your reimbursement odds go out the window. The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced the outcome of its audit of a Texas physical therapist (PT), and the results were not good. Of the 100 claims that the OIG sampled, not a single one met...

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