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Hospitals worried about Medicare RAC prepayment audits

Hospitals and other providers are concerned about the administrative burden that comes along with the administration's crackdown on improper payments. Through new pilots, Medicare will conduct Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: OIG may tighten Medicare, Medicaid auditing programs

Providers are just beginning to get adjusted to the idea that they're facing far more auditing scrutiny, most notably from the RACs. Now, it's possible things will get a bit tougher yet, with the HHS Read more...

Change is in the air!

As summer winds down, football gets underway--and many hospitals prepare to roll out their new fiscal budgets--there's a familiar feeling of "newness" in the air. Forget New Year's--Fall is a great Read more...

RAC audits expanding further

RAC audits are continuing to roll out into broader and broader areas of the country. Earlier this month Connolly Healthcare, the RAC handling a large portion of the southeast and south-central U.S., Read more...

RAC audits are imminent

The first step in the dreaded RAC audit process has begun. Connolly Healthcare, the RAC handling a large portion of the southeast and south-central U.S., has posted the first set of issues that will Read more...

CMS officials say they want RAC program to be fair

To date, the CMS's Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program has done little but strike fear into the hearts of providers, many of whom say their experiences with RACs have been less than pleasant. Read more...

Press Releases

SSI's ClickON® RADs Achieves AHA RACTrac Compatibility

MOBILE, Ala., Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- SSI announced today that its ClickON® RADs has been deemed RACTrac compatible by the American Hospital Association (AHA). ClickON® RADs, SSI's Recovery Read more >>