As of Wednesday, February 29, hospitals can access their Value-Based Purchasing Simulated Hospital Report via QualityNet, according to a CMS...Read More »
The fourth quarter 2011 Short-Term Acute Care Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) is available via QualityNet. This...Read More »
Review Medicaid Integrity Contractors (MICs) completed 81% of their CMS assignments resulting in potential $282 million in possible recoveries for...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 »
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) result in an estimated $700 million in additional healthcare costs across the nation,...Read More »
Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess hospital is the latest facility to succumb to investigations regarding potentially inappropriate billing for...Read More »
CMS acting administrator Marilyn Tavenner indicated that the agency could be considering a revision to the ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation timeline...Read More »