RAC Region C

[#1]

Connolly the RAC for region C has added another 25 MS-DRG validations to its CMS approved issues list. This brings the total to  104 MS-DRG's.  Of the new approved issues  for DRG validation  22 are surgical and 16  are with MCC or with CC.

Please refer to Connolly's website for more detail.

[#2]

The American Hospital Association has launched its RACTrac initiative.  A nationwide launch webinar is available on March 25, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. EST.  Details at:  http://www.aha.org/aha/issues/RAC/ractrac.html