The OPEN MINDS Audit Survival Guide

Over the past two days, our focus has been on claims audits (see More Audits In The News all members and Due Process Is Dead all members). We've seen an increase in audits over the last year in non-profits – non-profit provider organizations reported an average of six audits over the previous 12 months, versus the average four audits over 12 months in for-profit organizations (see Non-Profit Health Care Organizations Face More Audits Than For-Profit Organizations). These findings are consistent with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) plans to increase the frequency and . . .