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CMS To Turn On PECOS Edits 'Soon,' Agency Says

Published on Thu Oct 04, 2012

You're in a race against the clock to make sure your referral sources are enrolled in PECOS before CMS turns on edits that will reject claims for the problem. You just don't quite know when time will run out yet.But smart providers won't wait to find out. "Soon CMS will turn on the automated edits that will deny claims which do not meet these requirements," CMS says of ordering/referring physician PECOS enrollment. The agency will hold a call about PECOS enrollment and billing on Oct. 10. You can register for the call at www.eventsvc.com/ blhtechnologies.
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