Stay Vigilant: Get the Scoop on the OIG Work Plan For August

Did you know that Evaluation and Management (E/M) services are some of physicians’ (including emergency physicians) most frequently reported CPT^®(Current Procedural Terminology) codes?

In this Work Plan item, the OIG plans to determine whether Medicare payments to providers for emergency department E/M services were appropriate, medically necessary, and paid following Medicare requirements.

Download my free eBrief, "OIG Work Plan Updates: Skyrocketing Telehealth, FDA's Accelerated Approval Pathways, and More" for the newest OIG Work Plan Updates so you can take the necessary actions in your organization to stay one step ahead in your compliance efforts. Here are some of the recently added items:

• Audit of Emergency Department E/M Services
• Audit of Opioid-Use-Disorder Treatment Services
• Data Snapshot for Telehealth Services
• Review of the FDA's Accelerated Approval Pathway