Special Reports

Our editorial team delivers periodic special reports with in-depth coverage of trends you need to know about, including a comprehensive annual analysis of the OIG's Work Plan and what it really means for your facility.

The following special reports are available to members of the Healthcare Audit Resource Center (HARC). If you are a HARC member, log in to get complete access to this special report and other reports in the Special Report library. To sign up for a free trial to HARC, click here .

• Inside the 2007 OIG Work Plan

  This special report gives an in-depth explanation of key areas in the 2007 Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan. Use this report as a reference guide and resource as you work to ensure that you are coding and billing all of your services appropriately. With that in mind, we have included information on auditing, specific areas to keep an eye on, information about why some projects stay in the report year after year, and more.

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• Compliance Benchmarking Report

  To gain a better understanding of which topics healthcare organizations plan to audit in upcoming months, HCPro conducted a survey of 309 compliance and audit personnel. In this special report, we share the results of our survey and provide analysis by industry experts.

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• Billing and Coding Audits Made Easy

  This special report offers advice from the experts on auditing for accuracy of ambulatory payment classification coding, diagnosis-related group coding, one-day stay billing, evaluation and management coding, and same-day readmission billing. Use this report as a tool to help you put top-notch auditing programs in place.

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