Hospitals whacked by RAC. The audit program imposes a crushing burden on hospitals. Can it be fixed?
Taylor, M.
Trustee the Journal for Hospital Governing Boards 67(3): 15-6 23-4 1
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-3674 PMID: 24772631 Document Number: 673920
The audit program's growing burdens are siphoning resources from patient care. Can it be fixed?
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