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The OIG Work Plan. The 2013 OIG Work Plan. OIG Work Plan. OIG Work Plan. OIG investigative objectives for healthcare provider :. OIG Work Plan. OIG Work Plan. OIG Work Plan. Provider Based Policies. Outpatient PPS. Outpatient PPS (continued). Consider. . . Outpatient PPS .
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The OIG Work Plan The 2013 OIG Work Plan
OIG Work Plan • OIG investigative objectives for healthcare provider :
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Evaluation and Management Services:Aberrant Billing Patterns
E/M Services • EHR “Cloning” - Medicare contractors have noted an increased frequency of medical records with identical documentation across services. Issue • Copy and paste functionality • Consider limiting ability to pull previous information forward or at least limiting where the info may be placed • Medical necessity • Per Medicare IOM 100-04 Chapter 12 § 30.6.1: • “Medical necessity of a service is the overarching criterion for payment in addition to the individual requirements of a CPT code. It would not be medically necessary or appropriate to bill a higher level of evaluation and management service when a lower level of service is warranted. The volume of documentation should not be the primary influence upon which a specific level of service is billed. “ Consider
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