The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its 2013 Work Plan early in October. This OIG Work Plan is the annual publication that contains descriptions of new and ongoing…
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Healthcare Compliance Audits – more and more variety!
Healthcare compliance audits are coming in several shapes and sizes these days. Recently the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the…
Medical Record Documentation … will your’s survive a RAC audit?
Does your medical record documentation support the codes you’re using? And why should you care? Well, one reason is because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has just announced…
OIG Work Plan Update – “What’s new for 2012?”
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its 2012 Work Plan the other day, as they do every year at about this time. This is the annual publication that…