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CMS APPROVED DMEPOS HEALTHCARE
ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS |
In Fall 2006, The Compliance Team, Inc. was formally
granted national deeming authority by the federal government's Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as an accrediting body
for all type of Durable Medical Equipment (Respiratory, Mobility,
Woundcare, Orthopedic), Prosthetics, Orthotics, Supplies e.g. Diabetic,
Ostomy, Incontinence, (DMEPOS) providers including Pharmacy, Homecare,
Podiatrists and Orthopedic Surgeons. |
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NEWS RELEASE
CMS Approval Seen As Benefit to Hard Pressed
DMEPOS Providers (-> PDF) |
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PROGRAMS |
| DMEPOS (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics,
Orthotics, Supplies), Mail Order Supplies, Infusion/ Pharmacy, Rehab
Technology, Ocularist, Medical Equipment Repair, Home Health Agency/Personal
Care, Elder Care, Hospice, Specialty Manufacturer, Diagnostic Services,
Physician Networks, Community and Rural Hospitals. |
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| ACCREDITATION
PROGRAMS STREAMLINE
MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS
Provider organizations are put on a daily diet of Safety, Honesty
and CaringTM — as the intended consequence of the Compliance
Team’s slimmed down set of accreditation standards that help
them avoid adverse patient care events while they improve their
bottom lines. |
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The Promise of
Health Care Excellence |
THE PROMISE OF
HEALTH CARE EXCELLENCE |
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“The Exemplary Provider™ Accreditation process
is nothing like the others. It allows us to focus on doing what’s
best for our patients and not just on what’s best for the
accrediting body.”
Cindy Leif, President, Select Care, Inc., Charlotte,
North Carolina
Exemplary Provider™ accredited 2000-2007. |
| “I have personally been involved
in other accreditation programs over my 20 years in this industry.
The approach of the Compliance Team is second to none in my opinion.
Their willingness to make us all stronger, more efficient and challenge
our professionalism shines through. Their one on one mentoring approach
brings so much more to the table.”
Alan Derr, President, Derr Medical Equipment, Inc.,
Manheim, Pennsylvania |
Since the time of ancient Greece, the legend of Asclepius
has served as a metaphor for healthcare delivery excellence.
Pindar and Isyllus in the 4th century BC described him as the first
great caregiver—mankind’s universal benefactor whose compassion
for human suffering brought out his brilliance and benevolence. |
"We choose Exemplary Provider Accreditation because
the Compliance Team’s validation process was simply the best
and most sensible way for us to meet the accreditation requirements
of the Medicare Modernization Act.”
Wayne Setzer, President, Spokane Home Healthcare, Spokane, Washington
Exemplary Provider™ accredited 2005-2007. |
NATIONAL
RECOGNITION |
The Exemplary Provider™ Accreditation Programs marked an
important evolution in healthcare evaluation when they were introduced
in 1998. In addition to breaking new ground by developing the industry’s
first measured continuous quality improvement accreditation programs,
the all-inclusive approach taken by the Compliance Team has given
rise to an expanding simplification movement within the healthcare
evaluation industry.
Managed Care recognition first began in March 1999 and the list
of national and regional payors continues to grow as we enter new
markets. In the Spring of 2000, Medicare’s National Supplier
Clearinghouse recommended the Exemplary Provider™ program
to providers seeking to avoid fraud and abuse violations. In addition,
the Compliance Team programs for DMEPOS are recognized by a growing
number of state Medicaid Agencies and associations including industry
advocates such as the American Association for Homecare. |
| THIRD
PARTY RECOGNITION |
| Alabama BC/BS, Alabama Durable Medical Equipment
Association, AETNA, American Association for Homecare, Ancillary
Care Management, Association for Home & Hospice Care, Beech
Street, BC/BS of Illinois, BC/CS of South Carolina, California Healthcare
Foundation, Carolina Health Care, CIGNA, Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, Companion Healthcare, Complete Healthcare Network-Colorado,
Duke Select, Geisinger Health Plan-Pennsylvania, HealthLink, Inc.-Illinois/
Missouri, Health Plus-Louisiana, Healthcare Saving, HHC Group, Highmark
BC/BS, Independence BC/BS (IBX), Intermountain Healthcare-Utah,
John Deere- Tennessee, Johns Hopkins Healthcare-Priority Partners,
Kaiser Permanente, Kanawaha Health Care, Key Risk, Liberty Mutual,
Louisiana BC/BS, MANSI, Medical Equipment Suppliers Association-Arizona/Texas,
Medcost, Midwest Association for Medical Equipment Association,
MVP Health Care-New York, National from California, National Supplier
Clearinghouse, New Mexico BC/BS, New England Medical Equipment Dealers
Association, New York Medical Equipment Providers Association, North
Carolina Association for Equipment Services, OHP Humana, Pacific
Northwest Medical Equipment Association, PacifiCare, Partners, Pinnacal-
Colorado, Partners in Pharmacy Cooperative, Pennsylvania Association
of Medical Suppliers, Presbyterian Network-New Mexico, Primary Care
Physicians, Tricare, United Health Care, Well Path |
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