HHS OIG Targets Ophthalmology Practices for Medicare Billing Compliance: Eight Key Takeaways
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21
One of the most challenging billing compliance issues ophthalmology practices encounter in coding and reimbursement is understanding when services provided on the same day as a surgical procedure are payable separately from Medicare’s “global surgery payment.” On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report, An Ophthalmology Clinic in California: Audit of Medicare Payments for Eye Injections of Eylea and Lucentis,...
By: McGuireWoods LLP