title: Is the 2014 Office of Inspector General Work Plan keeping you up at night?
abstract: Wound care providers should do everything possible to prevent becoming a target for OIG investigations, which will surely keep them up at night. The best way to get a good night’s sleep is to follow the most current coding, payment, coverage, and documentation regulations that pertain to your business. Then, consider the focus areas of the annual OIG Work Plan as “ a heads-up.” If you wish to read the entire 2014 OIG Work Plan, you can find it at http://www.oig.hhs.gov.
authors.affiliation: Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, is President and Founder of Kathleen D. Schaum & Associates, Inc, Lake Worth, Florida. Ms Schaum can be reached for questions and consultations by calling 561-964-2470 or through her e-mail address: kathleendschaum@bellsouth.net. Submit your questions for Payment Strategies by mail to: Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, 6491 Rock Creek Drive, Lake Worth, FL 33467. Information regarding payment is provided as a courtesy to our readers but does not guarantee that payment will be received. Providers are responsible for case-by-case documentation and justification of medical necessity.
authors.forename: Kathleen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Schaum
mesh_terms: D059019:Clinical Coding / Q000592:standards; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D033161:Government Regulation; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services / Q000458:organization & administration*