Frank Shirley, CO, from Boston, and Al Ingersoll, BA, CP, of Winkley Prosthetics, Orthotics & Pedorthics, at Port au Prince’s General Hospital, working with a young amputee.
Frank Shirley, CO, from Boston, and Al Ingersoll, BA, CP, of Winkley Prosthetics, Orthotics & Pedorthics, at Port au Prince’s General Hospital, working with a young amputee.
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Breaking News: PECOS Rejections Delayed until January 3, 2011
February 19, 2010 - CMS has just announced a new implementation date for PECOS rejections of January 3, 2011. Prior to this announcement CMS maintained that implementation of rejections would begin to occur on April 4, 2010 for any services ordered by physicians who are not in PECOS. Suppliers will continue to get warnings on their remittance notices when your referring physician is not in PECOS, but claim rejections will not happen until next year. At some point during 2010, CMS will send letters directly to any physician not in PECOS, telling them that they must reenroll or they will not be able to make referrals. CMS staff also has indicated that the PECOS system will become available for DMEPOS supplier enrollment some time in 2010. We will notify you of any new information as it is announced.
PECOS Database Developed and Released
February 19, 2010 - Paul Prusakowski of oandp.com has created a PECOS search engine that will greatly aid in searching the PECOS directory released by CMS. He has made it available and given free access to all of O&P for its use. Click here to access the searchable version of the PECOS database.