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HFMA ANI 2009: News and advice from the RAC front
It's not enough that Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program is going into full swing--CMS is also making some changes as it steams into its national rollout. Here's an update on some of the... Read more...
HFMA ANI 2009: Tenet's experiences with RACs
Audit, audit, audit -- and while you're at it, document, document and document some more. Those are the mantras that have helped one Tenet hospital survive an initial audit by the dreaded Recovery... Read more...
Preparing for the 'big RAC attack'
No, Recovery Audit Contractors aren't a joke--though one wag recently dubbed their coming the "big RAC attack"--and making sure your institution survives their scrutiny unscathed is a serious... Read more...
San Diego health system challenges RAC procedures in court
A San Diego health system has filed a complaint in federal court challenging everyone's favorite CMS activity, the Recovery Audit Contractor program. The suit, which was filed by Palomar Pomerado... Read more...
Study: 40 percent of hospitals expect to owe money to Medicare under RAC
It seems like people aren't very optimistic about their chances of escaping a Recovery Audit Contractor review unscathed, according to a new study. The study, done on behalf of Wolters Kluwer... Read more...
CMS: Providers lose almost 70 percent of RAC appeals
CMS has released a new report stating that Medicare has recovered more than $1 billion through the Recovery Audit Contractor program since 2005, with 85 percent of the money having been taken back... Read more...
