How to be a Rising Star—What Ratings Mean and How to Improve Them

It’s no secret that Star Ratings can have a significant impact on a health plan’s membership and bottom line. As competition increases, it’s essential to have strategies in place to elevate or maintain a 4+ star rating. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released Highlights of Contract Performance in 2021 Star Ratings.…

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CODY® hires Julie Hughes as Chief Compliance Officer

Julie Hughes expands leadership position with health plan compliance expertise CODY®, a Tampa, Fla.-based healthcare technology and consulting firm, has hired health plan compliance expert Julie Hughes as Chief Compliance Officer. In this role, Hughes will lead CODY’s internal compliance program and deliver compliance consulting services to clients. She will be instrumental in working across the organization…

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CODY® CEO authors chapter in new book for healthcare compliance professionals

Deb Mabari’s chapter covers payer privacy issues in the Health Care Compliance Association’s latest edition of “Health Care Privacy Compliance Handbook” TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2020) – Deb Mabari, chief executive officer of CODY®, a Tampa, Fla.-based healthcare technology and consulting firm, has authored a chapter in the Health Care Compliance Association’s newest edition of…

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Medicare Part C and D Data Validation Audit

Medicare Part C and D Data Validation Audits (DVA) are required by the regulations (42 CFR 422,516, 422.514, CMS-4085-F) implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS). In order to ensure the independence of the Data Validation Audit, organizations cannot use their own staff to conduct it. Instead, Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) and…

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