National Medicare RAC Summit
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National Medicare RAC Summit
Preparing for RAC – North Sunflower’s StoryBy: Joanie Perkins
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Recovery Audit Contractors"It is without question that healthcare providers must begin to prepare now for what promises to be an unprecedented time in terms of Medicare, Medicaid and other payer audit scrutiny.“
Abby Pendleton, Esq.
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North Sunflower Medical Center In the beginning…
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October 2008MHA meeting - Alyssa Keefe, Senior
Associate Director, Policy American Hospital Association
National Rollout out blew us awayRelayed information to critical staffMedical Staff PresentationDepartment Manager PresentationBoard Presentation
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Nov 2008Formulated our RAC team
COO, DON, Case Management, Swing Bed Director, Rehab director, IOP and Geri psych director, medical records, IT manager, Physician Advisor
Develop Physician Advisor Job Description/Salary
Contacted Connolly Consulting – Profiling software – Admission Criteria Software
Hired part-time RAC auditor
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December 2008Developed Score Cards for RAC process
auditsTrained staff on processesStarted auditing Swing Bed processesSigned 9 NSMC key-stakeholders up for on-
line CPC course
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January 2009Site Visit - TupeloContinued auditing/changing processes
Swing-bedEducataed Rehab on code
changes/documentationPharmacy process for held medicationsMissed labs
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February 2009Hired part-time RAC dedicated Physician
Advisor1st Education Series to Medical Staff –
Mandatory (RAC update)RAC team meeting discussed process
changes2 team members attended AHCAE and
certified in Health Care Auditing
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March 20092nd Education Series for Medical Staff - Out-
patient Service focusJoined MHA RAC tracking software search
committeeAcute Care Process Audit
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April 20093rd Provider Education Series - In-patient
documentation focusSigned CERMe (InterQual) contract for Acute
care3 RAC team members attended RAC update
meeting
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How we looked after the RAC update meeting
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May 2009Utilization Management Plan review/revision
work begun4th Provider Education Series – Focused on
Consults and surgery codingFinalized Utilization Management PolicyIdentified ED documentation needsFocused DME audit
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June 20095th Provider Education Series – DME audit
results – Review guidelines for Utilization Review
Kick off meeting CERMePurchased new server (CERMe, RAC track)Attended final committee meeting for
selection of RAC tracking softwarePurchased T-System documentation for ED
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July 2009Medical Staff Approves Utilization
Management PolicyCPC education class completes module 11ED adopts T-sheet for physician
documentation - Audit shows 90% improvement in coding compliance
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Fall 2009Trained key-stakeholders on cERME
(Interqual)Informed Medical Staff we were up and
runningReviewed E&M
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Today…
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No Really…