RACs and SNFs: Referrals in the Crosshairs
September 09, 2019
Chuck Buck | Ronald Hirsch, MD | Knicole Emanuel, Esq. | David Glaser, Esq. | Marvin D. Mitchell | Daniel Zirkman, MD | John K. Hall, MD, JD
Do you know the statutory and regulatory requirements to avoid jeopardizing payment for you and your skilled nursing facility (SNF)?
You need to know because the Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) and other contractors are reviewing SNF referrals. Reporting our lead story is physician and attorney John K. Hall, founder of the Aegis Firm. Hall reviews such statutory and regulatory requirements while also making recommendations for audit readiness.
Other segments to appear during the broadcast:
- RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel returns to the broadcast to report the latest audits by RACs and other third-party auditors. Emanuel, a member of the RACmonitor editorial board, is a partner in the Potomac Law Group.
- Hurricane Watch: Dr. Daniel Zirkman, the chief physician advisor at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern, N.C., reports on how his facility prepared for Hurricane Dorian, which forced the mandatory evacuation of nearly 400,000 residents in that state.
- SDoH Report: Marvin D. Mitchell, Director of Case Management and Social Services at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital in Banning, Calif., east of Los Angeles, reports on how to operationalize social determinants of health (SdoH) concepts.
- Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser returns to Monitor Mondays with his popular segment, in which he reports on problematic issues facing providers.
- Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, makes his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment.