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6 January 2011 2011 hcpro , permission to reproduce part or all of this newsletter for external distribution or use in educational packets, please contact the Copyright Clearance Center at or 978 RAC denials: Improve excisional debridement documentationby Trey La Charit , MDEvery institution reading this col-umn has likely received its first recov-ery audit contractor (RAC) denials regarding the documentation and cod-ing of excisional debridement proce-not specifically labeled as an excisional debridement by the physician. This documentation requirement represents a substantial culture change for most facilities as physician and physical therapist documentation of these procedures is traditionally minimal at best.
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