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Use These 7 Tips To Survive A ZPIC Audit

Hop on probe letters to avoid a full-blown audit. Like many home care providers nationwide, you soon could be the subject of a ZPIC audit. Such audits aren't an automatic death sentence, but you need to know the ropes to make it through. Use this expert advice when a Zone Program Integrity Contractor auditor comes knocking: • Call your lawyer. "I recommend that any organization that receives a ZPIC visit immediately contact a health care attorney," consultant Tom Boyd with Rohnert Park, Calif.-based Boyd & Nicholas tells Eli. An experienced attorney can help you respond to the audit and keep information privileged. "Take care before conducting an internal review of the claims requested," advises law firm Liles Parker, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Texas. "While an internal analysis can be invaluable, you want to avoid creating a non-privileged paper trail of identified problems. Remember, both ZPICs and RACs may [...]
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