With the number of audits on the rise and a controversial expansion looming, the National Recovery Audit Contractor program - the government's effort to cut down Medicare overpayments, errors and fraud - is at the forefront this year for healthcare administrators.
Common surgeries for workplace injuries generally cost less in states that have adopted per-procedure fee schedules, versus states that don’t use fee schedules, according to a recent report by a Massachusetts-based industry research group.