Tag: Sandra Canally
Accreditation: Moving forward during the moratorium
April 13, 2026Sandra Canally
Q. What are alternative revenue paths for new providers?
A. If you were planning to launch a DMEPOS business this year, the new CMS moratorium may feel like a door slamming in your face. On February 27, 2026, the agency initiated a six-month nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollment and Provider Transaction Access Number (PTAN) issuance for DMEPOS suppliers.
But Medicare isn’t the only doorway to revenue for your new business. You can still get accredited by a CMS-approved accreditation...
Accreditation: Get ready for the knock
January 14, 2026Sandra Canally
Q. How can an HME/DME provider best prepare for the new accreditation changes?
A. The DMEPOS/Home Health Final Rule from CMS represents substantial changes in the accreditation process for HME/DME providers who bill through Medicare/Medicaid.
Of those changes, none may be more significant than the switch to annual onsite surveys. While annual surveys are creating the most...
Turf wars
September 25, 2015Liz Beaulieu, Editor
When it comes to accreditation, many private insurers need to get with the times, accreditation organizations say.
Private insurers are requiring accreditation, too, but, in some cases, they're listing only a limited number of the 10 accreditation organizations that Medicare has approved for the task.
“The credentialing departments within the BCBSs and the Aetnas may be using paperwork and policies and processes that go back before the deemed status days of DME, so they may be like,...
The Compliance Team earns dual approvals
July 30, 2014HME News Staff
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. - Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has approved The Compliance Team's accreditation for HME/DMEPOS, in accordance with a recently enacted law that requires AHCA to ensure accreditors meet state licensing laws for HME providers. Also in July, CMS approved The Compliance Team as a national accrediting organization for rural health clinics. The Compliance Team was founded by Sandra Canally in 1994.