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Thursday, 29 April 2010 00:00 |
RAC 101 Video Posted by CMS
CMS posted a recording of a RAC 101 seminar conducted by Connie Leonard and Commander Marie Casey, earlier in April. The video includes a short Q&A period at the end.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 April 2010 18:32 |
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Monday, 26 April 2010 00:00 |
Connolly Adds 20 New Issues
Virginia, West Virginia Added to States Affected in Already Approved Issues
Connolly Healthcare, the RAC for Region C, posted 20 new DRG Validation Issues to their list of CMS-Approved audit issues, on Friday, April16. The new issues include eight (8) MS-DRGs with very high Relative Weights (which equates to high dollar reimbursements and thereby potentially high RAC fees).
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Last Updated on Monday, 26 April 2010 17:09 |
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 00:00 |
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Four Calls Planned
CMS announced yesterday four new Conference calls for providers in April and May. The schedule is as follows:
- For All Provider Types: April 28, 2010 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
- For Home Health and Hospice Providers: May 4, 2010 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
- For DMEPOS: May 5, 2010 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
- For Physicians: May 12, 2010 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
The call in number is the same for all sessions: 1-877-251-0301.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 15:33 |
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Monday, 05 April 2010 00:00 |
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Adds Another $250 Million to Combat Medicare Fraud and Errors
The new health reform legislation signed by President Obama on March 23 (H.R.3590), plus the reconciliation “fixes” enacted on March 25 (H.R. 4872) provide $250 Million of additional funding for Medicare audits and enforcement, create new federal enforcement tools, create a new Stark self-disclosure process, mandate compliance and return of overpaymentsby all providers, and expand the role of Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to include pursuit of improper payments in Medicaid claims, for all 50 states.
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Last Updated on Monday, 05 April 2010 16:46 |
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