Real-Time Compliance Central

The CMS star rating challenge Annually, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases star ratings, which measure the quality of care health plans deliver for its members. Launched in 2007, star ratings enable the CMS as well as … Read More

While the world is anything but predictable—especially in the age of COVID-19—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) isn’t being cryptic about the forthcoming changes to their audit protocols. But it takes regulatory compliance experts to sift through the minutiae … Read More

Compliance maintenance and oversight for health plans can be a resource and time-consuming restraint. Challenges with manual processes, inefficient workflows and frequent compliance audits prove to be disruptive and expensive. Regulatory demands for health plans can result in higher costs, … Read More

In early February, the CMS released its new audit protocol and process updates for 2015 for Medicare Advantage organizations and Part D sponsors. The new audit protocol memorandum has given way to a lot of speculation and confusion among the … Read More

CMS program audit evaluate the performance of the Medicare Advantage/Prescription drug plans (MAPDs) and prescription drug plans (PDPs) that provide health care coverage to Medicare eligible beneficiaries. In February of 2015 CMS published the audit protocols that will be utilized … Read More