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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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New rule published today details how the government will go from chasing criminals to using data and other tools to stop them as Medicare and Medicaid fraud is happening. The agencies report returning $4 billion back to the government in 2010, a 50 percent increase compared to 2009.
January 25, 2011 -
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The Office of National Coordinator for Health IT will spend the next year making it easier for health care providers to share patient data. Data sharing and interoperability are one of four major barriers the federal government is helping doctors and hospitals overcome.
January 21, 2011 -
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OMB controller Danny Werfel said the Treasury Department should be finished testing and analyzing systems in the next six months. The CFO Council highlights priorities for 2011, and among them is the further reduction of improper payments. Werfel said agencies will begin using the software tool first utilized by the Recovery Board to identify potential problems.
January 12, 2011 -
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Frustrated with content management systems? Host John Gilroy talks with Tony Byrne, founder of Real Story Group. January 11, 2011
January 11, 2011 -
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Finding the right balance between privacy and sharing is the subject of a Federal News Radio Discussion. Joining us are NARA\'s Hannah Bergman and CMS\'s William Saunders.
October 29, 2010 -
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Department of Health and Human Services officials are preparing for the opening of the new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in January. The office is supposed to help spread the use of innovative new payment and delivery systems to drive down the cost, and expand the availability of health care nationwide.
October 19, 2010 -
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Some say they\'re just nibbling around the edges. But, CMS is putting some proposed new rules out there to combat fraud and abuse in Medicaid and Medicare. WFED\'s Scott Carr explains.
September 24, 2010 -
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OMB finds that most website and call center operations are separate and don\'t work well together. Some agencies are following the private sector\'s lead by offering multiple channels to serve citizens. CMS and GSA both use online tools to answer questions more quickly and reliably.
September 02, 2010 -
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OMB is using the same data analysis tools to monitor stimulus spending at CMS to reduce their improper payments. Other agencies also are taking advantage of the lessons learned from the creation and operation of the board. Recovery.gov also will receive new features this fall to let citizens track individual projects on their own websites.
August 04, 2010 -
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The White House announced late Tuesday that President Barack Obama will use a recess appointment to make Donald Berwick administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
July 07, 2010 -
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She says it\'s complex to change their current technology environment.
June 29, 2010 -
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\"Performance management isn\'t just a good government idea, it quite frankly is a matter of surviving and hopefully thriving,\" says Michelle Snyder, deputy chief operating officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
June 18, 2010 -
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Errors, waste, and fraud in the Medicare system was the topic of conversation before the House Ways and Means Subcommittees on Health and Oversight today.
June 15, 2010 -
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We get update on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services\' responsibilities when it comes to health care reform from the director of the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, Rod Benson.
June 15, 2010
