CMS Unified Case Management (UCM)
Investment ID: 009-000333786
Overview
Program Title
CMS Unified Case Management (UCM)
Description
UCM is a central repository for contractor workload reporting. It will improve transparency in Medicaid and Medicare analysis, audits, and investigations workload, prioritization, and outcomes and strengthen national level oversight of contractor work.
Type of Program
Major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Investment Detail
The purpose of the UCM system is to improve prevention and detection of fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid program spending. CMS began transitioning PSCs and ZPICs to Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) in 2016.