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What is CMS?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is a federal entity. CMS administers the following programs: Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
The CMS website has videos that explain more about their mission and work:
short video
longer video (3.5 minutes) to learn a bit more about the programs CMS administers with examples.
CMS also provides and maintains the standards for Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes.
CPT codes (procedure codes) are owned and maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA).
CMS also maintains the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) on their outreach and education page.
related posts:
HIPAA
NPI
https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/About-CMS.html
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