Best Practices: Audit-Ready Tips From the Horse's Mouth
Communicating with your RAC is key.
How can you prepare for complex RAC reviews? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) tells Eli you should take the following steps:
Know Where Previous Improper Payments Have Been Found
Look to see what issues the Recovery Auditors have previously reviewed. Recovery Auditor websites can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/kwu2xbr.
Look to see what improper payments have been found in OIG and CERT reports:
o OIG reports: https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/index.asp
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