Andrew B. Wachler Educates Physician Practice Compliance Professionals about Practice Audits 'Beyond RACs' at HCCA Conference
Andrew B. Wachler presented "Beyond the RACs: MACs and ZPICs Coming to a Practice Near You," to attendees of the Health Care Compliance Association Physician Practice Compliance Conference in Philadelphia, PA.

ROYAL OAK, MI, December 10, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Andrew B. Wachler presented "Beyond the RACs: MACs and ZPICs Coming to a Practice Near You," to attendees of the Health Care Compliance Association Physician Practice Compliance Conference in Philadelphia, PA. He co-presented with Anna Grizzle, a partner in the firm Bass, Berry & Sims PLC; and Melody Mulaik, MSHS, president, Coding Strategies, Inc. 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 Health Care Compliance Association is a compliance and ethics group with more than 6,500 members dedicated to providing resources for industry professionals worldwide.

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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