Congratulations to the team at Memorial Medical Center for being named Outpatient Program of the Year in Signet’s Excellence in Advocacy Awards.
By CJ Vetter © Port Lavaca Wave 2024 – Jan 24, 2024 MMC departments win program of the year Two departments of Memorial Medical Center have been recognized for their outstanding performance by Signet Health Corporation. Program Hope, a mental health program designed for older adults, and the Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab program were both […]
RAC program needs to improve error-handling, GAO says
By Jennifer Lubell
The CMS needs to do a better job of addressing and promptly correcting service-specific errors that result in improper payments under its Recovery Audit Contractor program, the Government Accountability Office recommended in a new report.
RACs should get mandatory fraud training: OIG
Recovery audit contractors should receive mandatory training on the identification and referral of fraud, HHS’ inspector general’s office recommended in a new report (PDF file).
Office of Inspector General 2010 Work Plan
We are pleased to present the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2010. This publication describes activities that OIG plans to initiate or continue with respect to the programs and operations of the
RAC Program Moves Ahead After Delay
For a while, CMS’s Recovery Audit Contractor program was on hold, held back by a stop-work order instituted over a dispute involving vendor contracts. Now, however, CMS has resolved the dispute and has made plans to move ahead
CMS RAC Status Update
Mission – The Recovery Audit Program’s mission is to identify and reduce Medicare improper payments through the efficient detection and collection of overpayments made on claims of health care services provided to Medicare
Medicaid Modernization and Improvement Act (What is an RAC?)
The Medicaid Modernization and Improvement Act mandated a pilot project to utilize Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC’s) in an effort to provide additional oversight for acute rehabilitation programs.
