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Watchdog
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Monitor
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Fluctuating CMS rules & regs
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Public database updates
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Disparate notification channels
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Quality forums and blogs |
Avoids
Surprise penalty assessments
Embarrassment of negative
public announcements
Missed notifications
Delayed submissions
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Benefits
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Reduce financial exposure
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Manage public relations
Stay on top of CMS Notifications
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Pointer
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Identify & Route Action Items
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Adaptive function routing
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Internal/External
o
Other Vendors
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Generates progress reports
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Avoids
Missed deadlines
Disruption due to changes
o
Staff changes & vacations
o
Vendor cutovers
o
M & A |
Benefits
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Manage changing environment
Flexible resource allocation
Route functions to
Internal or external resources
Vetted
submissions on schedule
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Bullpen
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Perform Quality Submission Functions
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Optimized workflow
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Streamlined data extraction
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Data & submission scrubbing
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Orderly submission generation
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Comprehensive review process |
Avoids
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Incorrect/incomplete submissions
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Wasted resources
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Minimize GIGO
(Garbage In – Garbage out)
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Use of unverified data
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Broken data links
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Benefits
Improve submission accuracy
Better use of internal resources
Directly link to CMS forms & formats
Expedite submission generation &
review with CUHSM toolkits |
