Andrew B. Wachler Speaks to Hospice and Home Care Providers About 'The Changing Landscape of Audits' at NAHC Annual Meeting
Andrew B. Wachler, along with Karen Dropping, Manager of Quality and Service Support, Beaumont Hospitals, Troy, spoke to attendees of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice at the group's Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.

ROYAL OAK, MI, November 06, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Andrew B. Wachler, along with Karen Dropping, Manager of Quality and Service Support, Beaumont Hospitals, Troy, spoke to attendees of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice at the group's Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) are government contractors paid on a contingency basis to recover Medicare overpayments to health care providers and to identify underpayments. Medicaid Integrity Program contractors MICs perform a similar role in relation to the Medicaid program. Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) process Medicare claims. Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are fraud investigators who also conduct post-payment audits for Medicare.

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice is the nation's largest trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations, and medical equipment suppliers. The group provides professional development and advocates for better regulation for its members.

Wachler has been practicing health care law for over 25 years. He counsels health care providers and organizations nationwide in a variety of health care legal matters. In addition, he writes and speaks nationally to professional organizations and other entities on health care law topics such as Medicare appeals, Stark and fraud and abuse, HIPAA, and other topics.

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