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Who will be eligible to apply as a Chronic Care Improvement Program? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - What is the Voluntary Chronic Care Improvement Program? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - What is the difference between Phase I and Phase II of the Chronic Care Improvement Program? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - What will the Chronic Care Improvement Programs do? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - What are your expectations from Phase-I of the Voluntary Chronic Care Improvement Program? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - What is meant by payments will be “contingent on improvements in quality”? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Why were CHF, diabetes and COPD selected as threshold conditions? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - How does the Chronic Care Improvement program differ from other disease management initiatives in CMS? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Are providers and other organizations eligible to apply under the Chronic Care Improvement Program? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - How many regions or sites will there be under Phase I of the Chronic Care Improvement Programs? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Will rural areas be excluded from Chronic Care Improvement Programs? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - How will the geographic areas be selected under Phase I of the Chronic Care Improvement Programs? Medicare Modernization Act
Can applicants choose between either CHF or diabetes? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Regarding the Clinical Quality Indicators listed in the grid on page 59, is the expectation that the awardee cite the number of tests done o Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - When will selections be made and when will services start under Chronic Care Improvement Programs? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - What is the size of population in each Chronic Care Improvement Program site? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - How will beneficiaries be enrolled in Phase I of Chronic Care Improvement program? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - When are CCIP applications due? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - When will you know if a Chronic Care Improvement program has been successful? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - How will CMS ensure that organizations have the means to guarantee net savings? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Is the Chronic Care Improvement program compliant with HIPAA? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - What are your projected savings from Phase I of the Chronic Care Improvement Program? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Is CCIP consistent with the Administration's goals of accelerating health information technology? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Is there any possibility that conditions other than CHF, complex diabetes, and COPD will be considered in Phase I? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Will awardees be expected to help participants manage their co-morbidities, including those beneficiaries with intensive needs or those with Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Is the beneficiary enrolled for a certain time period in a Chronic Care Improvement Program? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Are beneficiaries in SNFs or long term care facilities included in the intervention and control groups? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Which forms does the applicant have to complete to participate in the CCIP? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Will your calculation of cost savings be adjusted for inflation, technology and pharmaceutical cost changes? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - What evaluation methodology will CMS use to compare the control group to the intervention group. Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - How will the CCI-I organization need to confirm participation – a verbal or signed consent? The answer to this question need to be precise Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Will there be an appeal process should a proposal be returned without a contract offer? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Can a CCIP proposal cover all conditions or must each proposal cover only one condition? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Will CMS perform any stratification of the CCIP intervention group? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Can organizations serve both as a CCI-Organization and as a support contractor for CCIP? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Could CCIP claim information be provided in real-time or on a daily basis? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - How do I get a copy of the measure and code appendices information which was referred to during the Bidder's Conference? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Can a bidder submit a proposal that covers more than one geographic area or should each proposal cover only one specific geographic area? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - Would you include at least two years of historical Medicare claims data on the intervention group? Medicare Modernization Act
Updated - In 2006 the Medicare Drug Benefit will commence. How can the CCI Organization address drug costs without a previous basis of cost? Medicare Modernization Act