Positioning your organization for a RAC audit.

Healthc Financ Manage

Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, USA.

Published: January 2011

Providers should undertake four steps to prepare for a RAC audit: Undertake a self-assessment. Resolve potential overpayments and false claims implications. Set a reserve. Prepare for a timely response to record requests.

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