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Risk Assessment of Medical Practice Billing Companies

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Editors

Office of Inspector General By Pati Trites MPA, CHBC with Staff Reporters The Office of Inspector General [OIG] believes a medical billing company’s written policies and procedures, its educational program and its audit and investigation plans should take into consideration the particular statutes, rules and program instructions that apply to each function or department of the billing [...]

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