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We are only a few months away from the August 1st deadline to track payments made to healthcare practitioners and teaching hospitals.  As the date nears CMS has recently released informative fact sheets and a PDF file of covered teaching hospitals. These fact sheets can be found here and are written for Manufacturers, Physicians, TeachingContinue Reading

On February 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that new data on infection rates in inpatient facilities would inform healthcare utilization decision making by the Agency, via its Hospital Compare program. Information about central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) will now be included for assessment of facilities around the nation performing servicesContinue Reading

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) randomly audit health care providers’ claims for reimbursement, to recoup funds the program may have already paid under fraudulent or incorrect pretenses, via Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). This is part of the broad-sweeping Medicare Claim Review Programs established by the government, processes which were formalized in theContinue Reading