Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

CMS Makes PECOS Enrollment Easier On Docs

Making sure your referring physicians are in the PECOS database may become easier, now that Medicare has updated its National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Don’t forget: The so-called PECOS edit denies home health agency claims when the physician’s data isn’t found in the PECOS file, as drawn from the NPPES. Medicare began denying claims based on this edit [...]
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