Reimbursement Watch: Cardio Office Visits Are on the OIG Radar
Coding education is the recommended fix.Your office visits may be coming under increased scrutiny. A recent OIG study found that physicians increased their billing of higher-level E/M codes across all categories (inpatient, outpatient, etc.) between 2001 and 2010. According to the OIG report, when compared to other specialties, cardiology ranked near the top for billing higher-level E/M codes. Many reasons [...]
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