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PECOS Edits Delayed until 2011 - HomeCare Magazine article
Feb 18, 2010, HomeCare
Home medical equipment providers working frantically to get physicians enrolled in the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System got a gift of time when CMS announced it would delay planned -- and controversial -- PECOS edits until 2011.

PECOS Problems Mount, but So Far No Delay - HomeCare Magazine article
Nov 19, 2009, HomeCare

PECOS Internet Enrollment | New PECOS Chapter to Begin for HME Providers - HomeCare Magazine article
May 24, 2010, HomeCare
After scrambling for months to make sure their referring and ordering physicians are enrolled in PECOS, DMEPOS providers will be able to use the Internet-based system to manage enrollment for themselves beginning in July, CMS officials announced.

PECOS Registration Scramble Resumes - HomeCare Magazine article
Jun 01, 2010, HomeCare
Regulations related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have put them right back in the hot seat on making sure their referring physicians are registered in the Internet-based PECOS system.

PECOS Edits Delayed until 2011 - HomeCare Magazine article
Feb 18, 2010, HomeCare
Home medical equipment providers working frantically to get physicians enrolled in the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System got a gift of time when CMS announced it would delay planned -- and controversial -- PECOS edits until 2011.

PECOS Problems Mount, but So Far No Delay - HomeCare Magazine article
Nov 19, 2009, HomeCare

PECOS Still Big Problem, Providers Tell CMS - HomeCare Magazine article
Jan 25, 2010, HomeCare
HME providers listening in on a recent Open Door Forum got an update on the PECOS, then gave CMS officials an earful on how things are going with physician registration in the new Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System.

PECOS Still Big Problem, Providers Tell CMS - HomeCare Magazine article
Jan 25, 2010, HomeCare
HME providers listening in on a recent Open Door Forum got an update on the PECOS, then gave CMS officials an earful on how things are going with physician registration in the new Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System.

PECOS Letter to Help Educate Physicians - HomeCare Magazine article
Dec 21, 2009, HomeCare
National Government Services, the Jurisdiction B DME MAC, has created a letter that HME providers can use to help educate physicians and others about PECOS requirements.

PECOS Physician Letter - HomeCare Magazine article
Mar 08, 2010, HomeCare
Following CMS' decision to delay PECOS implementation, National Government Services, the Jurisdiction B DME MAC, has released an updated letter for physicians.

PECOS Down for Maintenance - HomeCare Magazine article
Mar 15, 2010, HomeCare
CMS' Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) will be unavailable from Monday, March 29, through Monday, April 5, due to scheduled maintenance.

Faster PECOS Search Now Available - HomeCare article
Jun 28, 2010, HomeCare
"CMS has finally uploaded a list of PECOS enrolled physicians in a usable CSV format," DME billing firm ClaraVista reported.

CMS Delays PECOS - HomeCare Magazine article
Nov 23, 2009, HomeCare
In a notice sent this afternoon, CMS said it will delay implementation of the PECOS registration requirement for ordering/referring physicians until April 5, 2010.

CMS Releases PECOS File - HomeCare Magazine article
Jan 28, 2010, HomeCare
CMS released the file of physicians and other practitioners who are eligible to order and refer under Medicare — and who have an enrollment record in the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Despite Delay, PECOS Remains 'Mission Critical' - HomeCare Magazine article
Dec 07, 2009, HomeCare
Even though CMS has delayed the PECOS physician registration requirement until April 5, 2010, industry consultant Andrea Stark is counseling HME companies not to slow down on educating referral sources about the new rule.

Doctors Ask for PECOS Delay | AMA | American Medical Association - HomeCare Magazine article
Nov 17, 2009, HomeCare
The American Medical Association and more than 50 other physician and related organizations requested that the agency delay its plan to deny claims if the referring/ordering physicians are not in the system.

Say What about PECOS Compliance? - HomeCare article
Jul 09, 2010, HomeCare
The question has been asked any number of times now in any number of ways: What exactly is the deal with PECOS compliance regarding DME claims?

Despite Delay, PECOS Remains 'Mission Critical' - HomeCare Magazine article
Dec 07, 2009, HomeCare
Even though CMS has delayed the PECOS physician registration requirement until April 5, 2010, industry consultant Andrea Stark is counseling HME companies not to slow down on educating referral sources about the new rule.

Notes on Searchable PECOS Database - HomeCare Magazine article
Feb 01, 2010, HomeCare
CMS released its searchable PECOS database, complete with the names of physicians and non-physician practitioners registered in the Physician Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System -- approximately 800,000 of them.

CMS Delays PECOS Edits - HomeCare Magazine article
Feb 18, 2010, HomeCare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it will delay implementation of claims edits for the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System, or PECOS, until Jan. 3, 2011.

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