[UPDATE] PECOS Weekend Availability (8/21/26 - 9/13/26)
08/21/2026

 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

 

 

Production PECOS Availability
Date(s) PECOS AI Available? PECOS PI Available? PECOS Extracts Available? PECOS Database Available? Data Mart Available? Additional Information
8/21/26 (Friday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

 
8/22/26 (Saturday) Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial

Enterprise Cognos Maintenance & R7.58.0.3 Deployment: Cognos will be unavailable from 7-11AM EST, and PECOS Applications and Databases will be unavailable from 8-9AM EST.
8/23/26 (Sunday) Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial

PECOS Maintenance: PECOS Applications and Databases will be unavailable from 10AM-2PM EST.
8/28/26 (Friday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

 
8/29/26 (Saturday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
8/30/26 (Sunday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

 
9/4/26 (Friday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

 
9/5/26 (Saturday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

 
9/6/26 (Sunday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
9/11/26 (Friday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

 
9/12/26 (Saturday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

 
9/13/26 (Sunday) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  

 

Implementation PECOS Availability
Date(s) PECOS AI Available? PECOS PI Available? PECOS Extracts Available? PECOS Database Available? Data Mart Available? Additional Information
8/21/26 (Friday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
8/22/26 (Saturday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Partial Enterprise Cognos Maintenance: Cognos will be unavailable from 9AM-1PM EST.
8/23/26 (Sunday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
8/28/26 (Friday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
8/29/26 (Saturday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
8/30/26 (Sunday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
9/4/26 (Friday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
9/5/26 (Saturday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
9/6/26 (Sunday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
9/11/26 (Friday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
9/12/26 (Saturday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
9/13/26 (Sunday)

Yes

 Yes Yes Yes Yes  
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[ALERT] CMS PECOS R7.58.0.3 OOR Release - 08/21/2026
08/21/2026

 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

This message is for users of the PECOS PI and AI applications in the Production environment.

Please be advised that the CMS PECOS PI and AI applications in the Production (PROD) environment will not be available from 08:00 AM EST to 09:00 AM EST on Saturday, 08/22/2026, due to the R7.58.0.3 OOR code deployment.

The following PI enhancements are included in this release:

  • Update to the 855R form to resolve the Fee Service Contractor dropdown display issue.
  • Updates to the 855A and 855B forms to resolve the Foreign Address error in the Organization Control section.
  • Update to all forms with more than 50+ practice locations to resolve the 404 error.

  • Update to all forms to resolve Manage Reassignment error.

  • Update to all forms to resolve the issue preventing removal of an uploaded signature.
  • Update to payments to resolve the incorrect fee payment redirect page error.
  • Update to the 855A form to resolve the issue where Managing Employee role titles were not saving.

Thank you,

PECOS PROD and UAT Support Teams
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

 
Memo Release: August 21, 2026
08/21/2026
 

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Greetings,                

                                                                                    

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Policy & Memos to State and CMS Locations page.

 

Please review and distribute to staff as appropriate. 

 

Access previously released memos on CMS.gov:

 

Connecting Policy to Practice:

While CMS memos communicate the latest guidance and safety standards, our Quality in Focus (QIF) interactive video series provides practical information to help you meet those expectations. These short videos are designed to enhance the quality of care for patients by addressing and reducing the most cited deficiencies during CMS surveys.

 

CMS continues to expand the video series. To access, visit the Quality, Safety, & Education Portal (QSEP) Training Catalog, and select Quality in Focus.

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Memo Release: August 21, 2026
08/21/2026
 

CMS Header

 

Greetings,                

                                                                                    

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Policy & Memos to State and CMS Locations page.

 

Please review and distribute to staff as appropriate. 

 

Access previously released memos on CMS.gov:

 

Connecting Policy to Practice:

While CMS memos communicate the latest guidance and safety standards, our Quality in Focus (QIF) interactive video series provides practical information to help you meet those expectations. These short videos are designed to enhance the quality of care for patients by addressing and reducing the most cited deficiencies during CMS surveys.

 

CMS continues to expand the video series. To access, visit the Quality, Safety, & Education Portal (QSEP) Training Catalog, and select Quality in Focus.

You're getting this message because you subscribed to get email updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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