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Arclight Action Public Benefit Corporation
Accountability in healthcare and government.
Arclight Action works for accountability in the systems that serve patients and taxpayers. We help wound-care providers respond to Medicare audits and appeals, develop clinical evidence, and bring public records and research into public view.
Medicare audit defense · Clinical evidence · Public records · Research & advocacy
Medicare audit & appeal defense
A stronger record when your reimbursement is at stake.
For wound-care providers facing audits, overpayment determinations, recoupments, and appeals, Arclight organizes the clinical record, policy, and outcomes evidence into a focused response.
Evidence and practical support
Build the evidence. Strengthen the practice.
Clinical evidence, service planning, and sound documentation help providers make better decisions about care and the practices delivering it.
Real-World Evidence & Outcomes
Real-world evidence, clinical case studies, and outcomes analysis that turn healthcare records into clear, actionable insight.
Explore AnalysisWound-Care Feasibility Studies
Assess rural or mobile wound-care demand, staffing, drive times, reimbursement, operating costs, and startup cash before adding or expanding a service.
Explore Feasibility StudiesWound-Care EMR Templates
Set up or correct EMR templates with work led by an advanced practice provider: a clinical nurse specialist with years of experience in wound care. Includes vendor coordination, provider training, and validation.
Explore Template ServicesPublic benefit in practice
Make the source material easier to see and share.
Our public-benefit work brings residents, consumers, and practitioners together around records, documented experiences, and research that can inform better public decisions.
Arclight Austin
Coordinate public information requests and read agency records on how local dollars flow to contractors.
Explore Arclight AustinArclight Insights
Research, policy proposals, and practical analysis of healthcare and public systems.
Read Arclight InsightsAgents of Change
Bring documented consumer experiences together and contribute to campaigns through private review.
Explore Agents of ChangeWorking with Arclight
Start with the decision or problem in front of you.
Whether you have an audit deadline, an evidence question, a proposed service, or templates that need attention, we define the scope around your practice and the work needed.
How an engagement works
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Identify the records, practice information, collaborators, timeline, and written scope needed for the engagement.
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Put the findings to use
Receive a focused appeal record, evidence analysis, feasibility recommendation, or documentation workflow with clear next steps.
Documentation and outcomes evidence
Evidence that can help an adjudicator see the care clearly.
Arclight turns wound-care records into organized evidence: treatment timelines, healing trajectories, percent area reduction, product utilization, patient-level summaries, and focused appeal exhibits.
Additional practice support includes Arclight Access product and prepayment options and AI implementation and workflow automation.
AI implementation support includes roadmap prioritization, governance, staff adoption, and pilot evaluation. Founder Lance McNeill completed OpenAI Academy's AI Leadership course (opens in a new tab).
Arclight Insights
Research that strengthens the industry and informs the work.
Featured InsightMay 2026
Due Process Denied
Medicare Appeals, Wound Care, and the Right to a Meaningful Hearing
Lance McNeill, MBA, MPAff
A wound-care case study showing how fragmented appeals and shifting denial rationales can prevent providers from receiving a meaningful opportunity to respond.
MedicareDue ProcessWound CareProgram Integrity
Policy ProposalOctober 9, 2026
A Broader Texas False Claims Act
Building on Texas's existing protections to hold more public spending accountable
Lance McNeill, MBA, MPAff
Texas has already expanded its health care fraud law. A general False Claims Act would build on that foundation to protect state and local funds, support whistleblowers, and recover payment for binding work that was never delivered.
TexasFalse Claims ActTaxpayer ProtectionPublic Accountability
BlogOctober 8, 2026
Crushing Fraud Starts With Getting the Findings Right
Five reforms Arclight recommends for Medicare program integrity
Lance McNeill, MBA, MPAff
Arclight welcomes CMS's proposed fraud defense reforms and recommends five priorities for greater accuracy, accountability, and protection of legitimate care.
MedicareProgram IntegrityContractor AccountabilityAI GovernancePublic Policy
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Tell us about an audit or appeal, a clinical evidence project, a wound-care service you are evaluating, or EMR documentation that needs improvement.