The MDS is a tool used for implementing standardized assessment and for facilitating care management in skilled nursing homes and non-critical access hospital swing beds.
The MDS is a tool used for implementing standardized assessment and for facilitating care management in skilled nursing homes and non-critical access hospital swing beds.
CMS established the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program to monitor and report the accuracy of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payments. The CERT program measures the error rate for claims submitted to Medicare contractors. View t…
The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) review contractor conducts a medical review of randomly sampled post-payment claims. If the claim was billed and paid correctly, the CERT review contractor will issue a “No Error” finding.
Read the Part B second quarter edition of the CERT Insider's Guide to learn more about claim errors assessed during the CERT review process and ways to mitigate these errors in the future.
The nation's leading MACs have joined together to create the CERT A/B MAC Outreach & Education Task Force. This unified educational initiative benefits providers as well as the Medicare program.