tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 25

COMPLIANCE ROUNDUP: OIG Okays Gift Cards for Unhappy Patients, But Questions Excluding Ordering Doc's NPI on Claims

Compliance experts be on the lookout: The OIG is watching when you put your own NPI in the ordering physician's slot on Medicare claim formsWhile Congress was on hiatus last week, the OIG was hard at work, issuing a flurry of new testimony and decisions to guide healthcare practices. Here's a look at a few of the decisions that may affect your practice. OIG Rules on Gift Card Case On July 7, the OIG released its advisory opinion regarding a health system's decision to offer $10 gift cards to patients who complain about issues such as long wait times...

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