| OIG 2010 WORK PLAN RELEASED FOR PHYSICIAN PRACTICES |
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On October 1, 2009, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its yearly Work Plan of initiatives for federal fiscal year 2010 which began on October 1, 2009. Areas of particular interest to Physician Practices are:
1) Physician Billing for Medicare Hospice Beneficiaries: The OIG will review the extent of Part B billing for physician services provided to Medicare hospice beneficiaries. They wish to ensure that services that are covered under the Medicare hospice benefit and included in the hospice payment are not being reimbursed separately by Part B. |