Anesthesia Services and the OIG Work Plan

Each year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) publishes a summary of the issues it plans to review as part of its work to identify and prevent waste and fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The 2016 Work Plan was recently released and it includes two items specific to anesthesia. 

Read this Timely Topic from the ASA Department on Payment and Practice Management to learn more about what the OIG is looking into.