PECOS is in Effect and AAHomecare Can Help

Published: January 6, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Effective Jan 6, 2014, CMS will turn on the edits to deny Part B DME claims that fail the ordering/referring provider edits. AAHomecare’s Jan 10 webinar will review what providers need to know about the 2014 PECOS implementation.

This program will discuss:
• PECOS Background
• PECOS Impact on DME Claims
• Finding PECOS Enrolled Practitioners
• Best practices to avoid denials
• If your claim is denied
• PECOS Resources

There will be a 45 minute PowerPoint presentation followed by a 15-minute question and answer session.

Presenter Sylvia Toscano is the president of Professional Medical Administrators (Pro-Med), a DME billing and consulting company in Boca Raton, Florida.

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Toscano has presented at Medtrade and at national and state association conferences, and has been a contributor to DME industry trade publications. A consistent award winner by Remit Data for “Lowest Medicare Denial Rate and DSO Average,” Professional Medical Administrators also has the unique distinction of being one of the first Third Party Billers accredited by HQAA.

The webinar is FREE for AAHomecare Members; $49 for non-members. Note: Even though the session is free for AAHomecare members, all participants must complete the registration link below to receive instructions to access the webinar.

Register Here.