Request for Read-Only Access to the CMS Shared Systems for the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Review Contractor (RC)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates the Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) program improper payment rate through the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program. Each year, the CERT program Review Contractor (RC) reviews a statistically valid random stratified sample of Medicare FFS claims to determine if they were paid properly under Medicare coverage, coding and payment rules.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 07, 2022
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