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Friday, 13 August 2010 00:00 |
CGI Posts 9 New DRGs plus 20 Previously Only Approved for DRG Validation
CGI Federal, the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) for CMS Region B, posted seven new issues on August 12, 2010, including their first nine (9) DRGs approved for review of Medical Necessity and DRG Validation. The RAC also added another 20 DRGs as approved for review of Medical Necessity. These 20, however, were buried within the web pages and were not listed as new issues. Instead, the "Issue Name" fields on the CGI Approved Issues pages were simply changed to note which DRGs were or were not yet approved for Medical Necessity. eduTrax will release
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Thursday, 12 August 2010 00:00 |
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DCS Healthcare, the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) for CMS Region A, posted two new issues on August 11, 2010, including their first non-DRG Validation issue approved as a Complex Reveiw. Medical Necessity is still not approved for review,
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 00:00 |
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Connolly Healthcare, the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) for CMS Region C, posted nine new issues including two new DRG Validations, late on August 3, 2010. Medical Necessity is still not approved for review.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 August 2010 17:02 |
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 00:00 |
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SAVING MONEY FOR MEDICARE AND TAXPAYERS
New CMS Report Shows Savings of Nearly $8 Billion by 2012
Medicare will see savings of nearly $8 billion by the end of 2012 with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported on August 2, 2010. In a new study
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 August 2010 20:52 |
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00 |
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SHOWS PAYMENT CHANGES FOR INPATIENT STAYS IN ACUTE CARE, LONG-TERM CARE FOR FY 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule establishing fiscal year (FY) 2011 policies and payment rates for inpatient services furnished to people with Medicare by acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), and certain excluded hospitals, on July 30, 2010. Due to the timing
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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 August 2010 17:01 |
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