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Billing and coding
Audits
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A formal examination or methodical review. | Audit |
| Before they are processed | Prepayment audit |
| After payment has been made | Postpayment audit |
| The auditor requests the complete medical records of selected plan members for a specified period | Private Payer Postpayment Audits- |
| Is a program designed to audit Medicare claims. | The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) |
| Multiple or excessive number of units billed, Obvious “black and white” coding errors, and medically unnecessary treatment | RAC looks for the following when performing an audit |
| Self-audit conducted by a staff member or consultant: | Internal audit |
| Internal audit of claims conducted before transmission. | Prospective audit |
| Internal audit conducted after claims are processed and RAs have been received and audit of the COB | Retrospective audit |
| Is a document that a customer sends to a supplier to confirm that an invoice has been paid | Remittance advice (RA) |