Tips to minimize audit stress

Audits can be an unfortunate reality of practicing medicine. The good news is that as long as you are practicing and coding correctly, you have nothing to fear should you be audited. There…

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RAC Court Ruling Deals Blow to CMS

A US Court of Appeals ruling earlier this month that invalidates a provision of Medicare's 2014 Recovery Audit Program contracts is the latest setback for federal officials who administer the…

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AHA Survey: Medicare RAC Audits Up 47% Since Last Year

The number of Recovery Audit Contraction (RAC) requests for medical claims reviews has increased “dramatically” since 2012, according to the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) newest RACTrac survey. More than 1200…

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