tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 13

PHYSICIAN NOTES: CMS Hasn't Made New PECOS Ruling Legal Yet,Analysts Say

Plus: CMS creates crosswalk that leads you from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. Keep an eye on the Federal Register as you use Medicares Internet-based Provider Enrollment,Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), analysts who have reviewed the process tell the Insider. Background: CMS issued a press release on April 1 from Valerie Haugen, a director with CMS, announcing that the person filling out the PECOS form need not be the physician or non-physician practitioner, but may be an employee of the provider or supplier organization, or an employee of a separate organization. The update: During an April 7 CMS...

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