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Questionable Billing Seems to Have A Geographic Pattern

Published on Wed Oct 14, 2015

OIG advise CMS to closely monitor ophthalmology claims. The HHS Office of the Inspector-General (OIG) recently performed a study on the billing trends of ophthalmology practices. The findings should make you sit up and take notice, especially if yours is an ophthalmology practice and is situated in West Virginia or New Jersey. Background: The OIG evaluated whether ophthalmology services are [...]
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