Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2021 Issue 3
OIG Shines a Spotlight on Part B Telehealth Services
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Article Overview
This brief news item explains that the HHS Office of Inspector General added pandemic-era telehealth services to its Work Plan Active Item list and outlined a two-phase audit approach. It is relevant to Medicare billing, compliance, and audit-risk stakeholders who need to monitor how telehealth and related home health services are being reviewed under Medicare requirements. The article covers the broad categories of services under review, the audit focus areas, and the agency’s intent to assess whether billed services met Medicare rules.
Why This Topic Matters
Telehealth billing remained highly scrutinized during and after the public health emergency, and OIG audit activity can signal compliance risk, overpayment exposure, and documentation priorities for Medicare providers.
What You Will Learn
- What areas of Medicare Part B telehealth billing are being targeted for audit review
- How OIG is structuring its telehealth audit initiative
- Why home health telehealth services were added to the active work plan
- What types of compliance and billing oversight issues the article highlights
Who Should Read This
- Medicare providers
- Coding and billing staff
- Compliance officers
- Health information management professionals
- Revenue cycle teams
- Auditors and consultants
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