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Starting in January 2012, facilities could see pre-payment reviews from auditors involved in a new CMS demonstration program,...Read More »

The auditing arm of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to crack down on hospital performance in the areas of reporting of...Read More »

CMS will host a National Provider Call on Thursday, November 17, 1:30-3 p.m. (ET) regarding ICD-10 implementation strategies. The call will...Read More »

On November 1, CMS issued its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year 2012. In it, CMS details the new “value-based payment...Read More »

On October 20, CMS released its long-awaited final rule governing accountable...Read More »

Patients cared for in facilities which HealthGrades deems as five-star have 73% less risk of dying than...Read More »

CMS recently updated its Medicare Severity (MS) Grouper with Medicare Code Editor (MCE) ICD-10 R1 Pilot Software and its ICD-10 MS-DRG RI...Read More »

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense accused Baltimore-based Kernan Hospital, a part of the University of...Read More »

By Jennifer Avery, CCS, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I

Based on overall satisfaction, CMS contractors received a mean score of 3.77 out of a maximum possible score of five,...Read More »