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OIG Intends To Home In On Modifier GY Claims, POS Errors, And More In 2010

Published on Mon Nov 09, 2009

The OIG's 2010 Work Plan indicates which areas the agency will be reviewing next year, and includes e-prescribing incentive payments. In the coming year, you'll want to make sure you cross all your t's and dot all your i's because the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its 2010 Work Plan -- which includes plans for reviewing everything from the appropriateness of the GY modifier to your e-prescribing bonus payments. What the Work Plan is: The OIG Work Plan details issues that the Office of Audit Services, Office of Evaluations and Inspections, Office of Investigations, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of Management and Policy, and Immediate Office of the  Inspector General will address during the 2010 fiscal year.When the OIG targets an issue in its Work Plan, you can expect the agency to carefully review and audit sample claims of those services. "There is no guarantee that [...]
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