CMS Criteria For Accepting External Data Should Be Clarified – AdvaMed
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS should accept external data carrying a time lag of only 60 to 90 days when determining payments for new technologies assigned to the inpatient or outpatient payment systems, according to AdvaMed
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