Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 3
IN OTHER NEWS ...• CMS has extended for three years a demonstration project for disease management of chronically ill,high-cost Medicare beneficiaries.
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Article Overview
This brief news item reports on a CMS decision to extend a disease management demonstration project for chronically ill, high-cost Medicare beneficiaries. It names the organizations and service areas involved and explains the general purpose of continuing the demonstration so CMS can assess performance and potential replication. The article is relevant to readers tracking Medicare program demonstrations, care management initiatives, and CMS policy updates.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps healthcare organizations, coders, and policy readers stay current on CMS demonstration activity affecting care management programs for Medicare beneficiaries.
What You Will Learn
- Which CMS demonstration program was extended
- Which organizations were awarded the extensions
- What general CMS said about the purpose of the extension
- Which geographic areas were associated with the participating programs
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Healthcare administrators
- Compliance staff
- Healthcare policy readers
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