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Posting Date: 02/12/2016
Physician Orders to Admit to Inpatient Hospital or for Observation Services
Physician Orders to Admit to Inpatient Hospital or for Observation Services Lack of a formal order for inpatient admission or observation services results in an increase of the CERT error rate for National Government Services. CERT auditors [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
Pacemakers and Cardiac Defibrillators
Pacemakers and Cardiac Defibrillators National Government Services would like to alert providers that although coverage indications of pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators was revised and expanded effective with dates of service [...]
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Posting Date: 06/23/2021
When to Use the Provider Contact Center Versus Self-Service Tools
When to Use the Provider Contact Center Versus Self-Service Tools The CMS requires contractors to provide self-service and electronic communication technologies as efficient, cost effective means of disseminating Medicare provider information, [...]
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Posting Date: 01/29/2021
Diagnostic Testing Services
Diagnostic Testing Services Insufficient documentation means something was missing from the medical records. Below is a list of the most common reasons CERT determined there was insufficient documentation that caused improper payments for [...]
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