tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 41

RADIOLOGY: Stay on Your Toes to Keep Imaging Claims on the Straight and Narrow

The OIG is watching your advanced imaging claims, thanks to a new reportWatch out: Yours could be one of the radiology practices where Medicare imaging claims shot up more than 1,000 percent over a 10-year period, and the OIG wants to find out why.In October, the OIG released a report noting that advanced imaging services grew by over 400 percent between 1995 and 2005, based on Medicare reimbursement data. Some states- usage only grew by 24 percent, while others- went through the roof at over 1,000 percent. The OIG wants CMS to examine the appropriateness of...

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