Healthcare IT News - October 2007 - (Page 33) Good News Bad News The RAC initiative has not yet been implemented in your state. states to every state.* In those three pilot states alone, recovery audit contractors (called bounty T Joint Commission auditors may now show up any time for an unannounced survey. he good news is really bad news. Soon, the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) initiative will move from three pilot hunters* and paid a percentage of the amounts recovered) have identified $299.5 million in overpayments, and have recovered $67.5 million. * Providers must cough up an * additional $232 million. But the bad news is even worse. In the past, Joint Commission auditors gave you enough notice that you could lock a bunch of bodies in a room to manually produce the data you needed. Now, they can conduct an unannounced survey with no notification. Fortunately, there is some really good news. RemedyMD Webbased technology is the only source for our patented RAC pre-audit test. In addition, we offer Joint Commission reporting in a single system that seamlessly integrates to your existing EHR infrastructure. And because we are able to aggregate data from all dimensions of a patient’s care, we are uniquely able to perform the predictive analytics demanded by new P4P initiatives. The best news of all? Because we’re Web-based, RemedyMD can show you all the above using your own de-identified data. Log in, today. Because there is only one remedy for bounty hunters and unannounced audits: www.RemedyMD.com/ineedsomegoodnews. R The leader in predictive informaticsTM *Go to http://www.aans.org/legislative/aans/5%20percent%20payment%20reduction%20halted_12-06.asp. **See http://www.cms.hhs.gov/RAC/Downloads/RACStatusDocument--FY2006.pdf ©2007 RemedyMD. RemedyMD and its logo are registered trademarks and “The leader in predictive informatics” is a trademark of RemedyMD. All other trademarks are acknowledged. TRBA e ● Connect: remedymd 1007 http://www.RemedyMD.com/ineedsomegoodnews http://www.aans.org/legislative/aans/5%20percent%20payment%20reduction%20halted_12-06.asp http://www.cms.hhs.gov/RAC/Downloads/RACStatusDocument--FY2006.pdf http://www.healthcareitnews.com/eConnect.cms?id=7910
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