About Craneware Insights

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Craneware Insights Articles communicate important regulatory changes to Medicare Outpatient billing, Chargemaster (CDM) and coding compliance. Craneware analyzes Transmittals and bulletins from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other organizations such as Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) and emails Insights Articles in a focused manner to alert customers to pertinent regulatory changes.

Regulatory News Topic

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Medicare Claims Processing Transmittal 1433 (CR 5878), released on February 1, 2008, updates coding instructions for Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling.

Date of Insight Article

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Sunday, March 02, 2008

What you need to know and action needed

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