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Medical Coding

Get It Right the First Time

by Winston on July 12, 2010

in RAC News

More and more physicians are looking for ways to maximize their earnings and protect themselves from future recoupments. In this world of RAC Audits, MIC Audits, ZPIC, the OIG, and continual tightening of compliance requirements, wouldn’t it be great to know that at least your claims are being coded correctly and won’t trigger an audit? If you have thought of outsourcing your coding as just another expense, think again. It’s a proven fact that certified coders pay for themselves several times over by maximizing claim reimbursements while minimizing claim rejections.

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The CMS Inadequate Process

by RacGuru on April 30, 2010

in RAC News

At the end of last month, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a 52 page report detailing what it sees as a failure by the CMS to establish an adequate process to: address RAC-identified vulnerabilities that led to improper payments, such as paying duplicate claims for the same service. Additionally the: CMS has not [...]

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