Internet-Based PECOS Even More User-Friendly Healthcare providers who use or plan to use the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) to file and track their Medicare enrollment record and specialty status have even more reason to enjoy the convenience of internet-based PECOS. The internet-based system received a series of enhancements during the month of January, including:
§ An improved submission process, including simpler directions for signing up and a clearer process for follow-up; § A tracking bar for the application process, indicating progress through the system; and § A new application status module on the website for checking whether enrollment applications have been: a. received by the MAC (Medicare Administrative Contractor), b. reviewed by the MAC, c. returned for additional information, or d. approved or rejected; and Additionally, providers now have 15 days to submit signed paperwork required to complete the enrollment process. To access internet-based PECOS, visit https://pecos.CMS.hhs.gov/pecos/login.do<https://pecos.cms.hhs.gov/pecos/login.do>. To learn more about Medicare enrollment for providers and suppliers, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll<http://www.cms.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll>; additional informative factsheets from the Medicare Learning Network about internet-based PECOS are available for physicians and non-physician practitioners<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedEnroll_PECOS_PhysNonPhys_FactSheet_ICN903764.pdf>, provider and supplier organizations<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedEnroll_PECOS_ProviderSup_FactSheet_ICN903767.pdf>, and DMEPOS suppliers<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedEnroll_PECOS_DMEPOS_FactSheet_ICN904283.pdf>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ March Flu Shot Reminder It's Not too Late to Give and Get the Flu Vaccine. Take advantage of each office visit and continue to protect your patients against the seasonal flu. Medicare will continue to pay for the seasonal flu vaccine and its administration for all Medicare beneficiaries through the entire flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that patients, health care workers and caregivers be vaccinated against the seasonal flu. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. Get Your Flu Vaccine - Not the Flu. Remember - Influenza vaccine plus its administration are covered Part B benefits. Note that influenza vaccine is NOT a Part D covered drug. For information about Medicare's coverage of the influenza vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational resources for health care professionals and their staff, please visit the following CMS websites: http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/Downloads/Flu_Products.pdf and http://www.cms.gov/AdultImmunizations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
