OIGs 2003 Work Plan Is Now Available on the Web

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers understand which billing patterns and documentation areas are likely to receive heightened scrutiny, so they can assess whether their coding and compliance processes align with current oversight priorities.

Article Sections

1. OIG 2003 Work Plan overview

   Introduces the year’s OIG work plan and the general compliance areas receiving attention. Sets the context for the physician billing topics discussed in the article.

2. Evaluation and management claims and coding patterns

   Summarizes the article’s discussion of evaluation and management services and broader coding-pattern scrutiny. Focuses on compliance interest in higher-level reporting and billing trends.

3. Incident-to services and nonphysician practitioner billing

   Covers oversight of incident-to billing and claims associated with nonphysician practitioners. Addresses documentation and supervision concerns at a broad level.

4. Other compliance areas for 2003

   Notes additional topics identified in the work plan, including coding edit review and distance-related physician encounters. Provides a brief transition to future coverage.