CMS guide helps tech companies with approval process
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare agency says Aug. 25 its new "Innovator's Guide to Navigating CMS" is available online at 1http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CouncilonTechInnov/. Developed by the CMS Council for Technology and Innovation, it marks the first time CMS has presented detailed information on Medicare coverage, coding and payment in a single document
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