tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 12

PHYSICIAN NOTES : CMS Changes Course: Physicians Need Not Personally Complete PECOS Application

Plus: Check out CCI 15.1s retroactive deletions to keep reimbursement flowing. What a difference three months makes, especially when it comes to CMS requirements for filling out its Internet-based Provider Enrollment,Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) forms. Old way: During a Jan. 13 CMS open-door forum, Medicare officials relayed the frustrating news that physicians or non-physician practitioners (NPPs) had to personally fill out their PECOS enrollment forms -- they were not able to designate an employee or third-party billing service to do the work on their behalf. New way: CMS changed its tune this week, with an April...

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