tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2021 Issue Q1

OIG Shines a Spotlight on Part B Telehealth Services

See the feds two-phase audit plan. Medicare providers now have another reason to bolster their telehealth billing know-how. The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) added telehealth services used during the pandemic to its audit agenda. Details: In January, OIG made Part B telehealth services utilized during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) a Work Plan Active Item. Due to its importance during the PHE, the watchdog agency intends to “conduct a series of audits” through a two-phase approach, the OIG brief indicates. The first audit phase will investigate whether Medicare telehealth requirements were followed for E/M visits...

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