DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2012 Issue 5 (May)

Ensure justified high-level E/M billing, yet don’t overreact to OIG coding trends report

Do not read too much into an HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report released this month that shows an increase in high-level E/M billing over the past decade. The report shows no evidence of improper billing, and only a small number of extremely high-billing practices are likely to face a Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) review as a result.

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