Getting Ready for RAC

In the Tax Relief and Recovery Act of 2006, Congress made the Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) program permanent and required CMS to contract with five RACs and expand the program to all 50 states no later than January 1, 2010. RACs will conduct automated and complex review audits of all provider types to identify paid Medicare fee-for-service claims that are the basis of an overpayment or underpayment. RACs are compensated on a contingency-fee basis. Providers have appeal rights, but recoupments will be swift. Join us to learn more about this government initiative from CMS RAC Project Officers and Diversified Collection Services, Inc. (DCS) — the RAC for Region A — and to discuss strategies for preparing for and defending against RAC audits.

This seminar will address:

• Specific audit issues that could be the basis for an overpayment
• Compliance strategies to identify and correct clinical/billing issues to avoid a RAC overpayment finding
• Time deadlines to pursue a discussion period with the RAC, stay a recoupment and file an appeal
• Description of the appeal process and your rights

Speakers:
Rosemary Vander Wyde, President of Vander Wyde Health Care Consultants, LLC
Linda A. Baumann, Health Care Partner, Arent Fox LLP
Thomas E. Jeffry Jr., Health Care Partner, Arent Fox LLP
Connie A. Raffa, Health Care Partner, Arent Fox LLP

To register for one or both of these webinars by September 28, visit
www.arentfox.net/rac or call 212.457.5461.