http://www.miravistallc.com/blog MV News provides Durable Medical Equipment providers (DME / HME) with up-to-date industry news, including the latest changes in Medicare, MiraVista product updates and Andrea Stark's upcoming events. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:39:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=1007#comment-1620 MiraVista: Medicare News Blog » Blog Archive » New List Identifies Physicians with Pending PECOS Applications Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:39:43 +0000 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=1007#comment-1620 [...] Contact Accreditation Specialists Billing Solutions Government Links Healthcare Reform Industry Associations News Publications State Associations at_attach("ind_link", "sub_ind_link", "hover", "y", "pointer"); « CMS Updates CSV PECOS List More Frequently; Twice per Week [...] [...] Contact Accreditation Specialists Billing Solutions Government Links Healthcare Reform Industry Associations News Publications State Associations at_attach(“ind_link”, “sub_ind_link”, “hover”, “y”, “pointer”); « CMS Updates CSV PECOS List More Frequently; Twice per Week [...]

]]> http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=844#comment-914 MiraVista: Medicare News Blog » Blog Archive » NAS Helps Suppliers Confirm Physician Enrollment in PECOS Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:49:32 +0000 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=844#comment-914 [...] For additional information on verifying physician enrollment in PECOS, see “Find Physicians in PECOS Fast and Free!” and “Searchable PECOS Database now Available to DME Suppliers“. [...] [...] For additional information on verifying physician enrollment in PECOS, see “Find Physicians in PECOS Fast and Free!” and “Searchable PECOS Database now Available to DME Suppliers“. [...]

]]> http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=852#comment-913 MiraVista: Medicare News Blog » Blog Archive » NAS Helps Suppliers Confirm Physician Enrollment in PECOS Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:48:50 +0000 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=852#comment-913 [...] additional information on verifying physician enrollment in PECOS, see “Find Physicians in PECOS Fast and Free!” and “Searchable PECOS Database now Available to DME [...] [...] additional information on verifying physician enrollment in PECOS, see “Find Physicians in PECOS Fast and Free!” and “Searchable PECOS Database now Available to DME [...]

]]> http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=837#comment-261 Shannon Reeves Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:37:29 +0000 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=837#comment-261 This one almost leaves you speachless. With my simple mind I cannot come up with the words to adequately describe how absurd this latest re-issue of a March 2003 warning really strikes at the heart of how Medicare seems to be trying really hard to make it impossible to provide product at a reasonable reimbursement even when you have a written order in hand from a prescribing doctor. As a member of the bottom of the food chain (DME), it is clear that the physicians can basicaally write their own ticket (printing money so to speak) and we are at the mercy of the physicians to sign paperwork that we must have prior to billing, and that they do not want to sign nor to sign up for PECOS for which they are not accountable. If they do not get signed up in time, they are not penalized, the patient and the DME dealer are the ones paying the price. We are also forced to somehow make the patient go in for face to face office visits,in a timely manner, or we cannot bill and we cannot pick up the equipment. At some point all DME dealers are going to say enough is enough and leave it to the brilliant minds at CMS to solve the MAJOR PROBLEMS that they are creating as we speak and you thing spending is out of control now, just you wait till you have everything running through part A. This one almost leaves you speachless. With my simple mind I cannot come up with the words to adequately describe how absurd this latest re-issue of a March 2003 warning really strikes at the heart of how Medicare seems to be trying really hard to make it impossible to provide product at a reasonable reimbursement even when you have a written order in hand from a prescribing doctor. As a member of the bottom of the food chain (DME), it is clear that the physicians can basicaally write their own ticket (printing money so to speak) and we are at the mercy of the physicians to sign paperwork that we must have prior to billing, and that they do not want to sign nor to sign up for PECOS for which they are not accountable. If they do not get signed up in time, they are not penalized, the patient and the DME dealer are the ones paying the price. We are also forced to somehow make the patient go in for face to face office visits,in a timely manner, or we cannot bill and we cannot pick up the equipment. At some point all DME dealers are going to say enough is enough and leave it to the brilliant minds at CMS to solve the MAJOR PROBLEMS that they are creating as we speak and you thing spending is out of control now, just you wait till you have everything running through part A.

]]> http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=778#comment-55 Pamela Kaehler Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:55:25 +0000 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=778#comment-55 One upside to this is, that it has provided a high level, mutually important topic for us to discuss with physicians in our community and those personnel who support them. Physician offices that ordinarily would not "see" us from the DME perspective are welcoming us in to provide this info/education and in the course of doing so, we have the opportunity to promote what we do and reinforce our image as credible, informed, and helpful (to them). I am determined to find the positive in our challenges and in this one, this is it. Thanks for sharing what you know with the DME community. PK One upside to this is, that it has provided a high level, mutually important topic for us to discuss with physicians in our community and those personnel who support them. Physician offices that ordinarily would not “see” us from the DME perspective are welcoming us in to provide this info/education and in the course of doing so, we have the opportunity to promote what we do and reinforce our image as credible, informed, and helpful (to them). I am determined to find the positive in our challenges and in this one, this is it. Thanks for sharing what you know with the DME community. PK

]]> http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=768#comment-54 MiraVista: Medicare News Blog » Blog Archive » PECOS Warning Extractor Tool Should Only Be Used On Original GenResponse Reports From CEDI Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:54:50 +0000 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=768#comment-54 [...] free PECOS Warning Extractor Tool (PWE) is designed to extract data directly from the GenResponse Report file prepared by CEDI; any [...] [...] free PECOS Warning Extractor Tool (PWE) is designed to extract data directly from the GenResponse Report file prepared by CEDI; any [...]

]]> http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=768#comment-50 MiraVista: Medicare News Blog » Blog Archive » A Win for Providers in the PECOS Battle? Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:29 +0000 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=768#comment-50 [...] Contact Accreditation Specialists Billing Solutions Government Links Industry Associations News Publications State Associations at_attach("ind_link", "sub_ind_link", "hover", "y", "pointer"); « PECOS Extractor Tool Now Available [...] [...] Contact Accreditation Specialists Billing Solutions Government Links Industry Associations News Publications State Associations at_attach(“ind_link”, “sub_ind_link”, “hover”, “y”, “pointer”); « PECOS Extractor Tool Now Available [...]

]]> http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=756#comment-40 MiraVista: Medicare News Blog » Blog Archive » PECOS Extractor Tool Now Available Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:45:12 +0000 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=756#comment-40 [...] Contact Accreditation Specialists Billing Solutions Government Links Industry Associations News Publications State Associations at_attach("ind_link", "sub_ind_link", "hover", "y", "pointer"); « New PECOS Edits Will Soon Result in Claim Rejections [...] [...] Contact Accreditation Specialists Billing Solutions Government Links Industry Associations News Publications State Associations at_attach(“ind_link”, “sub_ind_link”, “hover”, “y”, “pointer”); « New PECOS Edits Will Soon Result in Claim Rejections [...]

]]> http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=642#comment-23 MiraVista: Medicare News Blog » Blog Archive » Continuous Busy Signals Greet Providers Calling the NSC Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:17:05 +0000 http://www.miravistallc.com/blog/?p=642#comment-23 [...] more information, see MiraVista’s Important Accreditation Updates! news article [...] [...] more information, see MiraVista’s Important Accreditation Updates! news article [...]

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