Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Frequently Asked Questions

Posted by Jason Greis on March 14, 2009 under Articles, Presentations | Be the First to Comment

I have attached a list of Frequently Asked Questions from the  March 3, 2009 McGuireWoods and Marsh webinar presentation entitled “RACs are Here: Are You Prepared?”  Many LTACHs listened in and asked questions regarding how to prepare for a RAC audit, how and when to respond to a RAC request for medical records or a demand letter, and how and when to appeal a RAC overpayment determination.  Please also click here for a copy of the PowerPoint slides from the presentation.    Read More...

Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs): What Providers Need to Know and How to Prepare

Posted by Jason Greis on March 4, 2009 under Articles, Whitepapers | Be the First to Comment

Success of the RAC Demonstration Project in Recouping Overpayments to Medicare Providers Leads to National Program Expansion. Read More...

“RACs Are Here: Are You Prepared?” Webinar Slideshow

Posted by Jason Greis on March 3, 2009 under Presentations | Be the First to Comment

Please click here for a copy of the PowerPoint slides from the March 3, 2009 McGuireWoods and Marsh webinar presentation entitled “RACs are Here: Are You Prepared?”  This webinar addressed questions about what recovery audit contractors (or RACs) are, how to prepare for a RAC audit, how and when to respond to a RAC request for medical records or a demand letter, how and when to appeal a RAC overpayment determination, and a discussion of the other inherent risks embedded in the RAC audit process.   Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the presentation or related to the RAC process or audits. Read More...

RAC Program Proceeds; Bid Protest Withdrawn

Posted by Jason Greis on February 17, 2009 under Articles | Read the First Comment

On February 14, 2009 my colleague, Elissa Moore, posted the following informative update on the North Carolin Healthcare Report weblog, of which she is a co-Author.  The posting describes the resumed rollout of CMS’s recovery audit contractor (RAC) program and further details of the RAC program.  Elissa, Brent Rawlings, and I (together with members of Marsh Risk Consulting’s Global Clinical HealthCare Consulting Team) will be discussing the impact of RAC audits on post-acute and acute care providers during a complimentary 1-hour webinar on March 3, 2009.  Please click here for additional information and to register for the webinar. Read More...

GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsleter (February 2009)

Posted by Jason Greis on February 2, 2009 under eNewsletter | Be the First to Comment

• Launch of the Community Forum page of the weblog;
• Information on an upcoming webinar addressing recovery audit contractor issues and information on McGuireWoods annual healthcare private equity conference;
• The House SCHIP bill’s inclusion of a provision banning physician ownership and investment in hospitals (including LTACHs);
• The Disclosure of Financial Relationships Report;
• Strategic considerations when entering into physician call-coverage agreements;
• An interview with Jerry Amato, CEO of Specialty Hospital of Washington-Hadley; and
• Facility development updates.

Please click here for a .PDF copy of this Newsletter. Read More...

Preparing for a Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Audit

Posted by Jason Greis on February 1, 2009 under Events | Be the First to Comment

Complimentary Webinar Read More...