Tag: Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)

Q. As a provider approved by Medicare, am I obligated to offer rental equipment to Medicare beneficiaries?   A. Medicare Supplier Standard 5 states that the supplier advises beneficiaries that they may either rent or purchase inexpensive or routinely purchased durable medical equipment, and of the purchase option for capped rental durable medical equipment, as defined in §414.220(a) of this subchapter. (The supplier must provide, upon request, documentation that it has provided...

Q. Why does my accrediting organization ask about complaints?   A. A delivery is late, someone is unhappy with their bill, a phone call was on hold for an extended time. Each of these incidents may seem minor and yet your surveyor expects to see documentation of complaints.   Accrediting organizations (AOs) are guided by CMS when it comes to how DME suppliers handle complaints. CMS requirements address complaints in both the supplier and the quality standards.   CMS...

Q. What steps can my company take to safeguard reimbursement for products sold or rented to Medicare patients?   A. You may be receiving payment from a variety of sources including Medicare Part B and private payers. Your accreditation organization (AO) has a role to play because CMS requires that AOs verify the products you are supplying to patients and that you meet the requirements to supply those products. This may include the use of credentialed personnel, state licensure or other...

CARY, N.C. – ACHCU, the educational and training division of the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, has added three new program tracks for its flagship ACHCU Academy event set to take place Jan. 22-24 in Orlando, Fla. With a theme of achieving excellence in a health care setting, home health, hospice and compounding pharmacy leaders will join hospital clinical, administrative and facilities management specialists for the three-day, in-person, educational and networking event. "With...

CARY, N.C. – The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has hired Joseph Coyne as its pharmacy accreditation program director. Coyne will be responsible for leading and preserving the pharmacy program’s suite of services and distinctions specifically for individual pharmacy professional needs. He will also help establish industry standards, overseeing compliance with policies and procedures, while identifying areas for improvement for overall organizational developmental...

CARY, N.C. - The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has broken ground on an addition to its headquarters in North Carolina’s Research Triangle that will triple its size. The company expects to complete the addition by late 2024. “ACHC has experienced tremendous growth over the past five years,” said José Domingos, president and CEO of ACHC. “This growth has afforded us the opportunity to expand our workforce to better serve the range of organizations we...

CARY, N.C. – The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has published new quality review analyses in its publication the Surveyor.   The special reports include key insights and deficiencies from 2022 survey data, covering a wide range of health care environments from ambulatory surgery centers to home care agencies and sleep labs, among others. These resources help organizations benchmark performance against their peers to proactively address common issues as part of continuous...

CARY, N.C. - The Accreditation Commission for Health Care has hired Rommie Johnson, MPH, PMP, CHC, to serve as its associate program director. Johnson has more than 10 years of experience in health care compliance, accreditation operations, and project and business management with leading national accreditors of outpatient health care settings. In his new role, Johnson will direct the Ambulatory Surgery Center and Office-Based Surgery programs at ACHC and manage the strategic direction for ASC/OBS...

MINNEAPOLIS – Allina Health has partnered with venture capital firm Flare Capital Partners to launch Inbound Health, a new company that enables health systems and health plans to offer hospital-at-home and skilled nursing-at-home programs.  Allina Health and Flare Capital are leading a $20 million fundraising round for Inbound Health to scale successful acute care-at-home programs nationally through their unique partnership model, they say.  “The home hospital programs...

DALLAS – Axxess, a provider of home health, home care and hospice software solutions, has earned ACHC Product Certification from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. Accreditation is awarded based on a comprehensive evaluation of the product’s ability to meet ACHC standards in administration, operations, fiscal management, human resources, provision of care, quality assurance/performance improvement and risk management. To earn ACHC Product Certification, Axxess participated...