The Bridge — Volume 12

Madena™ and CODY® Merge to Expand Technology and Consulting Capabilities CODY® Acquires Madena Madena has been acquired by CODY®, a leading healthcare technology and consulting firm. The combined offerings and decades of industry expertise provide Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial health plans an ‘end-to-end integrated solution’ previously unavailable in the marketplace. CODY® works with over 60…

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The Bridge — Volume 12

Madena™ and CODY® Merge to Expand Technology and Consulting Capabilities CODY® Acquires Madena Madena has been acquired by CODY®, leading healthcare technology and consulting firm. The combined offerings and decades of industry expertise provide Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial health plans an ‘end-to-end integrated solution’ previously unavailable in the marketplace. CODY® works with over 60 government-funded,…

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Medicare 2021 Timeliness Monitoring Project

In October CMS issued a memo regarding the 2020 Timeliness Monitoring Project (TMP). As in previous years, CMS will once again be conducting an industry-wide monitoring project in 2021.  What’s changed? Beginning with the 2021 TMP, CMS will no longer collect the Part D Coverage Determination Appeals and Grievances universes used to evaluate these measures.…

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CMS Program Audits – Preparation Is Critical

Comprehensive preparation is critical to producing accurate universes and achieving a successful CMS Program Audit. Madena’s experts have dozens of years of experience and can help Part C and D plans with all aspects of the Audit process. How Madena Can Help With Your CMS Program Audit Development and implementation support of universe design – we…

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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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Independent Validation Audits

What’s Possible After a Program Audit? by Sue Dahlkamp, Interim Compliance Officer & Senior Consultant CMS requires that sponsoring organizations undergo an Independent Validation Audit (IVA) if they receive a number of ICARs or CARs on their Program Audit to demonstrate correction of all reported audit conditions. CMS then determines when the audit can be…

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