title: Government audits in practice: how to mitigate RAC risk.
abstract: This article discusses the current movement by Recovery Audit Contractors to target physician practices and recommends a variety of steps providers should take to mitigate the expense and staff inconvenience of audits.
authors.affiliation: Audit and AudaPro, HealthPort, USA.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brocato
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005375:Financial Audit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare; D012984:Software; D014481:United States