News: OIG Work Plan targets review of MS-DRG system, contractor efforts
CDI Strategies, October 11, 2012
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Every October, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) releases its Work Plan for the upcoming fiscal year (FY). The Work Plan provides brief descriptions of investigations the agency plans to initiate of programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
New on its agenda is a review of the MS-DRG system. The OIG says it will review the billing of inpatient stays since MS-DRG implementation in FY 2008. According to the Work Plan, the OIG “will describe how billing for inpatient stays in FY 2012 varied among different types of hospitals and how hospitals ensure compliance with Medicare requirements for inpatient billing.”
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