Chiropractic Services Subject to OIG Review in FY2009

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the entity responsible for identifying and reporting inefficiency in Medicare, Medicaid and other related HHS agencies, has announced in its 2009 Work Plan that it will again seek records from doctors of chiropractic as a follow-up to previous reports on chiropractic documentation. These requests for records are expected in FY2009. To view the entire OIG report click on the link below (OIG report pg-16 or PDF pg-34).