The purpose of the CERT Newsletter is to provide for an exchange of information among the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the CERT Review Contractor (CRC), the CERT Documentation Contractor (CDC), Affiliated Contractors (ACs) and Providers. The newsletter is not intended to set CMS policy or replace CMS directives. The newsletter is published by the CDC.
The March 2008 CERT Newsletter contains the following articles:
- Acute Care Inpatient Hospital Review Transitions
- Revised CERT Medical Record Request Letters
- Getting Positive Returns on Returned Mail