Just because hospitalizations and inpatient admissions due to pneumonia declined from 2003 to 2009, that doesn’t mean the U.S. population is...Read More »
During a March 7 conference call with payers, CMS indicated that it expects to release information regarding a new ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation...Read More »
The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee discussed a few changes to the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code sets for the October 1, 2012...Read More »
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 »
The Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for J12, which covers Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the District of Columbia...Read More »