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Head Off PECOS Edit Denials With These 3 Steps

Published on Thu Apr 06, 2017

Don’t forget to check the doc’s specialty code. If you’re accessing only the “Order and Referring” data file at https://data.cms.gov to confirm your physicians’ information required on the home health claim, you’re not going far enough to protect your claims from related denials. Step 1: You do indeed need to confirm the doc’s National Provider Identifier, last name, and first [...]
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