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RAC Sets Its Sights On Home Health Medical Necessity

Published on Thu Jan 25, 2018

Brace for more medical review. Home health agencies can expect medical review heat to get turned up to high, now that one Recovery Audit Contractor has a new home health topic approved for review. Region 5 RAC Performant will "begin home health complex review for documentation and medical necessity," says HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS on its website. The complex [...]
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