Unraveling the Mysteries of Informed ConsentPosted: August 22, 2023Patients or their representatives have the right to participate in the development of the patients’ plans of care. This includes providing informed consent for medical and surgical interventions....
Patient Records Must Include Completed QuestionnairesPosted: August 11, 2023Maintaining accurate records for your sleep patients is essential to ensuring the provision of quality care. ACHC Sleep Accreditation Standards require patient records be kept up to date for...
Include All Personnel in Survey PreparationPosted: August 10, 2023DMEPOS suppliers often rely on only one person to be responsible for all accreditation survey preparations. This task usually falls to either the compliance officer, operations manager, or owner....
ASC Accreditation: ASC Provider ReimbursementPosted: August 2, 2023If You’re an ASC Provider Looking to Enhance ASC Reimbursement, Choose ACHC for Your ASC Accreditation. When you partner with Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), you join our mission of...
Preparation Key to Effectively Handling EmergenciesPosted: August 1, 2023A disaster or crisis can happen any time. These natural or man-made events often occur suddenly, creating dangerous, unexpected emergency situations that require an immediate response....
Unraveling the Mysteries of Informed ConsentPosted: August 1, 2023 Patients or their representatives have the right to participate in the development of the patients’ plans of care. This includes providing informed consent for medical and surgical interventions and...
How Office Visit Notes Support Sleep CarePosted: July 19, 2023 A one-year countdown is under way for July 11, 2024. That is the effective date for the proficiency testing (PT) requirement revisions that will affect some clinical laboratories. The revisions include the...
Plan Ahead for Potential Drug RecallsPosted: June 23, 2023As drug recalls become more common, pharmacies should ensure they are prepared to effectively manage them and minimize risk for patients and their business. More importantly, policies and procedures should...
P&Ps Should Address Repeated Polysomnography TestingPosted: June 15, 2023Duplicate polysomnography services are rarely medically necessary in consecutive years, according to Medicare fraud investigators and sleep medicine professionals. Sleep facilities with...
Reviewing the Most Common Home Care DeficiencyPosted: June 15, 2023Home care agencies are often cited during an accreditation survey for care and services not being delivered in accordance with the client’s/patient’s plan of care, according to the latest The...