How to staff for RACs.
To meet the challenges presented by recovery audit contractors (RACs), hospitals should perform six tasks that require appropriate investments in staff: conduct a financial risk assessment of the impact of RAC reviews on the organization; establish a RAC team and assign a coordinator; receive and fill RAC requests; track RAC activity; manage RAC appeals; analyze RAC audit outcomes.
Brocato
Lori
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HealthPort, Alpharetta, GA, USA. Lori.Brocato@HealthPort.com
Hirschl
Nancy
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Padfield
Stanley
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D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D032982:Contracts; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006761:Hospitals; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020416:Outsourced Services; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D014481:United States