title: Address outpatient issues now to reduce RAC risk exposure later.
abstract: Hospitals can mitigate their RAC exposure to outpatient automated denials by: Knowing where their risks lie. Determining where operational processes could be breaking down. Understanding how much is being written off because of incorrect billing practices.
authors.affiliation: CBIZ KA Consulting Services, LLC, East Windsor, NJ, USA. gkelley@cbiz.com
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herdman
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abramowitz
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States