CMS suspends RAC audits, sets up physician safeguards Physicians and hospitals will get a short reprieve from Medicare’s recovery audit contractors (RAC) until next fall, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The agency says it is temporarily halting audits as it reevaluates its contracts and implements improvements for physicians. The RAC program is responsible for identifying fraud and waste in the Medicare system by detecting improper Medicare payments. Last month, CMS announced it would pause any new additional document requests (ADR) from RACs until new contracts are settled, in order to reduce provider confusion ... March 19, 2014 Medicare Medicare, RAC, Recovery Audit Contractor, Insurance/Reimbursement 0 0 Comment Read More »
