RAC begins complex DRG validation audits: Medical record documentation requests imminent
Recovery Auditor Report, December 10, 2009
Connolly Healthcare has announced the first issues approved for complex RAC review, so providers in several RAC Region C states could begin seeing medical record documentation requests at any time. Connolly is not yet reviewing for medical necessity.
The DRG-validation issues are approved for the following states: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
Click here for more information and analysis about the DRG-validation issues.
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