Creating an Efficient - and Effective - RAC Response

HFMA Published an article on "Creating an Efficient - and Effective - RAC Response" and how one hospital has designed an approach on how to manage their RAC audit activity.  The article stated that:

• RAC Spending has Increased from the end of 2011 to the beginning of 2012.  
• Hospitals needed a way to manage their RAC audit activities

The following are ways that Ministry Health in Wisconsin managed their RAC audit activities.

• Dedicate staff to RAC process management
• Manage the data flow related to RAC requests and meet deadlines for appeals with a tracking database
• Use a document management system to convert patient records into electronic files and scan documents for critical information.
• Track the time spent on RAC process management activities.
• Expand the team’s efforts to include review of audits from commercial payers.

To download the full article, please click the following link: Creating an Efficient and Effective RAC Response

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