Lamon Willis
Welcome back to our RAC blog post series. In this installment we’ll cover how to conduct a RAC Audit Risk Assessment.
Lamon Willis
Welcome back to our RAC blog post series. In this installment we’ll consider some of the ramifications for the CMS enhancement and expansion of the RAC program.
Lamon Willis
In our last blog post we talked about the inception of the RAC program. In this blog post we’ll cover expectations for 2016 and some enhancements and expansions to be aware of.
Lamon Willis
The use of electronic health records (EHRs) is steadily increasing due to incentives and the promise of a more efficient system. High-level evaluation and management (E/M) services are also increasing.
Lamon Willis
The RAC program has been controversial ever since its inception when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) instituted the program to identify and correct Medicare improper payments through the detection of overpayments and underpayments made on healthcare claims.
Lamon Willis
Getting the most out of an E/M audit can be as simple as paying extra attention to common coding and documentation errors, common exam mistakes, and Medical Decision Making (MDM) mistakes.
Lamon Willis
Healthcare fraud and abuse has the Department of Health & Human Services on the offense, poised and ready to strike. They’ve put measures in place to boost quality of care while reducing the government’s spending.
Lamon Willis
The OIG’s annual Work Plan is an important asset for optimizing your organization’s compliance and auditing efforts because it allows you to identify possible compliance risks.
