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READER QUESTION:

Pay Special Attention to These OIG Hot Spots

Published on Thu Nov 16, 2006

Question: What's in the OIG's 2007 Work Plan?


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Answer: The 2007 OIG Work Plan offers fair warning that it will scrutinize advanced imaging services in physician offices.

The OIG will look at how these services have grown and examine billing patterns in certain areas and practicesettings. The outcome could affect the growth of imaging services by non-radiologists.

Other areas the OIG will examine include:

• Incident-to services

• Place of service

• E/M during the global surgery period.

You can see the plan at http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/workplan/2007/Work%20Plan%202007.pdf.
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