DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2013 Issue 4 (April)

CMS to add fifth RAC for home health, DME, but physicians could see more audits

Physician practices could see more scrutiny from the four recovery auditors (RAC) now that CMS plans to shift some of their workload to another contractor.
CMS tells Part B News that it expects to add a fifth RAC with a national focus on home health and durable medical equipment (DME) claims, leaving the rest of the RACs to split up the states and concentrate on other provider types.
 

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