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OIG concludes that telehealth was critical for providing services to Medicare beneficiaries during the first year of the pandemic. OIG observed that approximately 43% of Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during the first year displaying an 88-fold increase utilization

On February 24, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced the redesign and renaming of its Global and Professional Direct Contracting model (“GPDC”), which...

Many physicians took to seeing patients via telemedicine, and some found that it offered opportunities for crime; now, Feds may crack dwn on upcoding and similar actions.

/PRNewswire/ -- CoventBridge (USA), Inc., the global leader in full-service investigations, announced that it was awarded a 5-year, $154 million, contract...

While the COVID-19 pandemic has hit different countries with varying intensity, responding to the crisis has presented an unprecedented challenge to most governments. In this context, evaluations provide critical tools to support real time sharing of lessons on what is working, what is not, what could work and for whom. This paper draws lessons from evaluations that governments have carried out themselves of their COVID-19 responses. It provides a synthesis of the evidence from 67 such evaluatio...

The Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (“SMRC”) is a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) contractor authorized to conduct nationwide medical reviews (Medicare Part A,...

After outbreak of Valley fever and carelessness of university staff leads to death of monkeys, feds pledge to investigate Mesa monkey farm.

After outbreak of Valley fever and carelessness of university staff leads to death of monkeys, feds pledge to investigate Mesa monkey farm.

/PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has been awarded a recompete contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to modernize,...

/PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has been awarded a recompete contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to modernize,...