The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) says CMS incorrectly estimates payment errors in its Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program,...Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recovered nearly $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 thanks to its...Read More »
After serving as the president of the National Quality Forum (NQF) for more than six years, Janet Corrigan earlier this month announced her plans...Read More »
As of Wednesday, February 29, hospitals can access their Value-Based Purchasing Simulated Hospital Report via QualityNet, according to a CMS...Read More »
Fifty-eight percent of claims billed with MS-DRG 246, percutaneous cardiovascular procedure with drug-eluting stent, with MCC or four-plus vessels...Read More »
CMS’ Recovery Auditors (previously called Recovery Audit Contractors, now associated with the Recovery Audit Program [RAP]), collected nearly $400...Read More »
CMS recently published a draft ICD-10 MS-DRG definitions. According to the website, the definitions are displayed in 'grouper logic order,'...Read More »
