tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 1999 Issue 12

Objectives for Addressing the Inspector Generals Work Plan

By Caral Edelberg, CPCConsulting Editor, ED Coding AlertPresident, Medical Management Resources Inc. Jacksonville, FL The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Inspector Generals (OIG) Year 2000 Work Plan for the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) contains numerous items outlining OIG plans to further monitor and improve the overall operation of the Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare Choice programs. Knowledge of these plans will better prepare coders to participate in the compliance efforts to minimize audit risks. As coding is as much about controlling risk as it is assigning billing codes, coders may find that they are more...

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