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HCFA was renamed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on July 1, 2001. [9] [11] In 2013, a report by the inspector general found that CMS had paid $23 million in benefits to deceased beneficiaries in 2011. [12] In April 2014, CMS released raw claims data from 2012 that gave a look into what types of doctors billed Medicare the most. [13]
The Department of Health and Human Services oversees 11 agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). [9]
NPI data is downloadable from CMS. The downloadable database was updated monthly until December 2012, and has been issued weekly since. A data structure file is available separately from CMS. [6] As of June 2024, the file download size is 947.84 MB, and the raw database file (npidata_pfile_20050523-20240512.csv) is 9.3 GB when extracted. [7]
A unique physician identification number (UPIN) was a six-character alpha-numeric identifier used by Medicare to identify doctors in the United States.They were discontinued in June 2007 [1] and replaced by National Provider Identifier, or NPI numbers.
The HEW/HHS exam qualified individuals to serve as high complexity general supervisors under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments(CLIA) 1992 without a degree. [2] The exam was administered a total of 7 times: 4 times between 1975 and 1977, once in 1979 and once in 1983, and one last time on August 28, 1987.
Seema Verma (born September 26, 1970) [2] is a General Manager and Executive Vice President at Oracle Corporation.She was administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the first Donald Trump administration.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI; also known as the CMS Innovation Center) is an organization of the United States government under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [1] It was created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the 2010 U.S. health care reform legislation.
Through the IEA, HHS directs and oversees current federal health programs at the regional and tribal levels. Headquarters Staff – assists the HHS Secretary in developing policies related to state and local government relations. Tribal Affairs – serves as the point of contact for HHS regarding HHS programs on Indian reservations.