by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 3, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has the continuing goal of reducing fraud, waste, and abuse through all available avenues. The Affordable Care Act requires CMS to determine the level of screening to be conducted during provider and supplier...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 22, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
NOTE April 2011: CMS recently announced that July 5, 2011 will not be the date that claim editing will begin. *********************************************************************************** If you read my post on November 29th, you already know that CMS delayed...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 29, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
NOTE: The date has been changed to July 5, 2011 delayed indefinitely. ************************************************************************************ The following statement was released by CMS on November 26, 2010: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 25, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
NOTE: The date has been changed to July 5, 2011 has been delayed indefinitely. ************************************************************************************ Many managers have told me they know their providers are in PECOS but they’re not on the list OR...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 8, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
Note: MLN Matters published this link on June 9th that was inadvertently left out of the June 8th notice: http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6842.pdf ************************ On May 28, 2010, CMS in Change Request 6842 notified Medicare Part A & B...
by Mary Pat Whaley | May 19, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
CMS held a two-hour Open Door Forum today and there was so much good information shared that I thought I’d pass my notes from the call along to you. New EFT Form The revised EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) authorization form 588 is available here (pdf.) The old...
