Completing Medicare enrollments and revalidations has been a headache for practices over the past several years, due to a complicated process and a slow approval system. As practices have complained, CMS has been listening, and the agency aims to fix that issue with the debut of PECOS 2.0 this June. Read on to discover some […]
One of the simplest and fastest ways to keep reimbursement flowing at your practice is to ensure your provider enrollment and credentialing processes never face any hiccups. After all, if you don’t get your providers enrolled and credentialed swiftly, they could be terminated from payer networks and dropped from hospital admitting rolls. Plus, you’ll be […]
Getting payers to respond to your provider credentialing and enrollment questions sometimes feels impossible, but without their help, you won’t be able to process your applications, which means you can’t bill for new providers. There are, however, concrete ways you can reach insurers and get responses to your credentialing questions. Check out five expert-tested ways […]
The No Surprises Act has made re-attesting provider information with ALL payors every 90 days mandatory. Failing to meet this requirement means you risk losing your payor contract (without warning). Rather than manually check the information each payor has on file, the CAQH ProView for Groups feature makes this cumbersome process easier and less time-consuming. […]
Medicare enrollment and validation processes are complicated and frustrating enough when things are straightforward (which they rarely are). But when you run into multiple Provider Transaction Access Numbers (PTANs) attached to one of your providers’ National Provider Identifier (NPI), things can get really difficult. Failure to identify and resolve instances where additional PTANs have crept […]
On October 3rd, CMS announced that it is resuming Medicare revalidations of provider enrollment information in the PECOS system in October 2021. If you are an existing Medicare provider and missed your revalidation due date because of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) deferral, CMS will be implementing these in phases. Effective October 31st, Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and National Supplier […]
CMS’ Identity and Access Management System (I&A) allows you to manage your providers’ Medicare enrollments and related online activities more easily and efficiently. Until a few years ago, you were required to have a separate username and password for each of the CMS’ online systems necessary to ensure your Medicare enrollments and reimbursement. To compound […]
Choosing the wrong Medicare participation status for your provider can have significant financial consequences for your practice. Your choices are a Medicare Participating Provider (PAR) or a Medicare Non-Participating Provider (non-PAR). If you make the wrong choice, your allowable reimbursement can be limited, or you can end up unable to get paid by Medicare at […]
CMS rules do not allow you to use your provider’s login credentials to manage their Medicare enrollment and ongoing revalidations in PECOS (Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System). There is a more efficient, compliant process you should be using to manage this. PECOS login. To be compliant, you must set up a PECOS login surrogacy […]
Whether you’re enrolling your provider with Medicare for the first time or responding to a revalidation request, knowing how to correctly utilize CMS’ Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System or PECOS Medicare enrollment system is essential. What is the PECOS Medicare Enrollment system, anyway? PECOS is an internet-based enrollment process that provides you with an […]
You and your entire team, at all your locations, can attend as many live and view as many recorded trainings as you like for 12 months.
You and your team, in one single location, can attend as many live and view as many recorded trainings as you like for 12 months.
Corporate Access: Select this option to receive online, on-demand access to your training across each of your locations. Setup will be initiated by our account team within 48 hours of your enrollment and can be utilized by your entire team.
Live + On Demand: You attend the training online at a specific date and time along with the expert presenter who will answer your questions. You’ll also have access to a recorded version of the training to access at your convenience.
Live + CD-ROM: You attend the training online at a specific date and time along with the expert presenter who will answer your questions. You’ll also be mailed a recording of the actual live event on CD-ROM.
Live Webinar: You attend the training online at a specific date and time along with the expert presenter who will answer your questions.
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