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Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT)

Welcome to the WPS Medicare Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program web page.

What is CERT?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) designed the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program to improve the processing and medical decision making involved with payment of Medicare claims.

CERT Identified Errors

Review of identified errors could help your facility prevent costly recoupments. The errors are separated by facility type, type of bill (TOB), and denial reason.

CERT Articles

Valuable WPS Medicare guidance related to coding, billing, and documentation issues currently resulting in CERT error findings

CERT Education

WPS Medicare strives to provide CERT education. Our CERT seminar and teleconference sessions that are available for registration are on the training pages on the WPS Medicare Live Training page. Additional courses will be available in the future; the full schedule is available here.

CERT Resources and Links

Additional CERT related information, including links to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and CERT contractor Websites, education, and instructions for contacting your WPS Medicare CERT "Point of Contact".

CERT Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

To view the CERT FAQs, select the title "CERT Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)". You will then be directed to the FAQ page. Choose Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) FAQs.

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