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Audit Focus:

RACs Are Inspecting More Than Half of the US for

Published on Tue Feb 05, 2013

Target issues offer a good idea of what to watch so your future claims are compliant. At least two Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) are reviewing transforaminal epidural injection claims. Keep ICD-9 in Mind for Connolly For physicians, Connolly is checking for supporting diagnoses on "transformational" epidural injection claims from 2007 to the present. The RAC audit is data mining to [...]
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