Industry Note:
GAO Wants Prepay Review From RACs
Published on Fri May 20, 2016
You’ll face more prepayment medical review if the Government Accountability Office gets its way. And it will come from Recovery Audit Contractors. The GAO examined medical review conducted by Medicare Administrative Contractors, RACs and Supplemental Medical Review Contractors (SMRCs) for a new report, “Claim Review Programs Could Be Improved with Additional Prepayment Reviews and Better Data.” In 2013 and 2014, [...]