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RACs request queries as complex reviews roll out

The question of whether to retain queries as a permanent part of the medical record increased in importance this spring as recovery audit contractors (RAC) included queries on the list of records they requested as part of complex audits.

“Once upon a time, there were no query police, But times change.” said Catherine O’Leary, RN, BSN, managing director at CSG Health Solutions, LLC, in Mamaroneck, NY, during her June 3 presentation, "Making Sense of the New Integrity Auditors: RAC, MAC, MIC, and ZPIC,” at the third annual ACDIS conference in Chicago.

 

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