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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Late afternoon of Thursday, February 2, 2023, CMS posted Transmittal 11832 – same title as this blog. This is a 6-page Transmittal.  Be sure to review and share this Transmittal with your team, with special attention starting on page 2.

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On January 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and our law enforcement partners launched a multi-state coordinated law enforcement action to apprehend individuals engaged in a scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts.…… Continue reading 2023 OIG Operation Nightingale Enforcement Action  

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Therapy Services webpage is being updated to: Reflect the KX modifier threshold amounts for CY 2023 in the “Implementation of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018” section on the landing page. There’s a lot of information in this section of that landing page. Update the…… Continue reading CY 2023 Therapy Services Updates

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today (January 30, 2023), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), finalized the policies for the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) program, which is CMS’s primary audit and oversight tool of MA…… Continue reading CMS Issues Final Rule to Protect Medicare, Strengthen Medicare Advantage and Hold Insurers Accountable