Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Get Your PECOS System Facts Here
Published on Fri Jun 26, 2015
CMS is trying to demystify Medicare enrollment and the PECOS system with some new educational resources.
The Internet-based PECOS FAQs Fact Sheet, which contains information on many frequently asked questions related to enrollment applications, application fees, revalidations, and more, is at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/MLN-Publications-Items/ICN909015.html. The Safeguard Your Identity and Privacy Using PECOS Fact Sheet is online at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/MLN-Publications-Items/ICN909017.html.
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Home Health & Hospice Week
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Feds Use Drug Bust Tactics In Latest Medicare Fraud Strike
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Hospice Agrees To $10 Million Settlement After Self-Reporting
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Market Consolidation Revs Home Care M&A Engine
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Hospitals Shed Hospice, Home Care Units
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