The Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) gathered for its annual Spring meeting in New Orleans back in March. Joining the AHIOS members at the meeting were healthcare industry expert, Dr. Deborah Peel of Patient Privacy Rights and an expert from a Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) vendor. Both presenters emphasized the ...

During a health reform talk in St. Charles, MO, last week, President Obama introduced a new plan to crack down on fraud and abuse. The initiative would enlist private contractors to conduct payment recapture audits and siphon out overpayments. Sound a lot like the recovery audit contractor (RAC) program? Well, it should. The White House cited ''a ...

If you've had a chance to read the five little-known things about recovery audit contractors (RACs) listed in our Web article ''More on Prepping for RACs'' (you can also find an abbreviated list in our print issue), you know that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is planning outreach events to help hospitals prepare for those ...