CMS has modified the additional documentation request (ADR) limits (i.e., medical record request limits) for the RAC program in 2011, according to...Read More »
Realizing that the go-live date won’t change, some facilities already have organization-wide ICD-10 implementation strategies in place. If your...Read More »
There may be hope for hospitals carefully watching the proposed IPPS rule, praying for some amelioration of the suggested 2.9% documentation and...Read More »
The question of whether to retain queries as a permanent part of the medical record increased in importance this spring as recovery audit...Read More »
DRG (diagnosis-related groups) validation issues have been the main target of RAC (recovery audit coordinators) nationwide in recent months. When...Read More »