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RAC Auditors Interested in Providers' Placement Orders
Admission orders are an important area of focus for auditors charged with the responsibility of recouping improper...
RAC Provisions Putting CMS, Providers at Odds
In response to feedback from the RACs, providers, suppliers, and their associations, CMS recently expanded its fiscal...
Four Ways to Untangle RAC's Medically Unlikely Edits
Connolly Healthcare and CGI recently added Medically Unlikely Edits for outpatient hospital claims to its CMS-approved...
RAC Changes Could Leave Providers Susceptible
With Recovery Audit Contractor HealthDataInsights looking specifically at underpayments, providers should be aware of...
RAC Begins Complex DRG Validation Audits
Connolly Healthcare has announced the first issues approved for complex RAC review, so providers in several RAC Region...
House Passes Red Flag Exemption for Small Practices
The House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Tuesday, October 22, that would exempt a healthcare practice...
RAC Audits Under Way, But Hospital Continues to Improve Processes
St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston has been preparing for RACs for months now. But even though the work began long...
AHA RAC Program Update Answers Provider Questions
Unless your hospital is so very unlucky to have been selected as one of the first for an audit, chances are you still...
Last RAC Announces First Issues for Audits
DCS Healthcare has released its first CMS-approved issues for audits in Region A. The three issues, including one new...
Providers Seek Information on Medicaid Integrity Contractors
At this point, thanks to a three-year demonstration project and a plethora of available information available for...

Audio Conference: How to Survive a Medicare Audit:
You can survive a Medicare audit with the first hand advice provided during the 90-minute audioconference. Our...
Book: Marketer's Guide to Community Benefit Reporting and IRS Form 990H
This book and CD-ROM shows healthcare marketers how to gather data effectively from every corner of their organizations...
Book: The HIM Director's Handbook, Second Ed.
This second edition is an updated version of the earlier best seller and details everything you need to know to direct...
Audio Conference: Physician Supervision for Hospital Outpatient services
During this 90-minute intermediate-level audio conference, our speakers will explain the requirements and walk through...
Audio Conference: Manage Revenue Integrity and Audit Activity
During this 90-minue audio conference, our speakers will explain how to work across departments and build a strong...
Audio Conference: PEPPER 2011: Identify Changes, Address Vulnerabilities, and Be Audit-Ready
During this two-hour audio conference, our experts will discuss hot topics, including the addition of two-day stay...
Audio Conference: PEPPER for Critical Access Hospitals: Identify Your Audit Risk
During this 90-mintue audio conference, our speakers will explain PEPPER and tell you how to use your report to...
Audio Conference: 2012 IPPS Final Rule Explained
This 90-minute audio conference is your life line. Our experts comb the rule and pull out the information you need to...
Audio Conference: Physician Supervision in Hospital Outpatient Departments
Physician supervision in the outpatient setting is always difficult to get your hands around . You need to understand...