RAC talk: A few minutes with Stacey Levitt
Recovery Auditor Report, January 13, 2011
Name: Stacey Levitt, RN, MSN, CPC
Title: Senior Administrative Director of Patient Care Management
Company: Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City
Quick-hit RAC background:Stacey has been working with RACs since the demonstration. "New York was hit fairly hard, and many of us scrambled to find a way to manage the onslaught of requests," she says.
What are some (or just one) of the most common errors you’ve seen hospitals make when it comes to the RAC process? Underestimating the RACs!
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