By: Kris Ravotti, RRT, RCP Clinical Compliance Educator Posted: October 1, 2025The last installment of our series about NPE validation visits explores what happens after your site visit and steps to take if something doesn’t go to plan. NPE site visit findings If...
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Accreditation Theater: The Illusion of Rigor in Healthcare Accreditation
By: ACHC Posted: September 11, 2025In the post-9/11 era, the term "Security Theater" emerged to describe over-the-top yet ineffective airport security procedures designed more to make travelers feel safe than to actually increase safety. Today, healthcare...
Update to ACHC Standards
Posted: August 29, 2025ACHC Standards for 2025 have been reviewed and minor changes made to reflect the goals of safe, high-quality, person-centered care that drive accreditation.Standards that previously referenced “cultural diversity” have been updated to...
Be Prepared for Medicare NPE Validation Visits – Part 4: Physical Location Requirements
By: Kris Ravotti, RRT, RCP Clinical Compliance Educator Posted: August 4, 2025Physical location requirements are the next discussion point in our guide to preparing for NPE site visits. DMEPOS Supplier Standards contain specific requirements related to the DMEPOS...
Don’t Risk Losing Your DMEPOS PTAN
By: Kris Ravotti, RRT, RCP Clinical Compliance Educator Posted: June 10, 2025Medicare PTANs for DMEPOS providers/suppliers are increasingly being deactivated. Why? Federal NPE contractors are finding expired or obsoleted information in PECOS records. Keep Tabs on Your...
Be Prepared for Medicare NPE Validation Visits – Part 3: Complaint Procedures
By: Kris Ravotti, RRT, RCP Clinical Compliance Educator Posted: June 3, 2025To continue discussing preparation for Medicare National Provider Enrollment (NPE) site visits, let’s turn to the section of the site investigation document dealing with complaints. DME...
Be Prepared for Medicare NPE Validation Visits – Part 2
By: Kris Ravotti, RRT, RCP, Clinical Compliance Educator Posted: April 25, 2025In August 2024, we wrote about how to prepare for Medicare National Provider Enrollment (NPE) validation or revalidation visits. A continuing uptick in PTAN suspensions and revocations and...
Why Your Accreditation End Date Matters
Why Your Accreditation End Date MattersAchieving accreditation is regarded as one of the key benchmarks for measuring the quality of an organization. Once initial accreditation is achieved, it is not permanent and must be maintained and renewed to ensure continued...
Another Site Visit? Be Prepared for Medicare Validation Visits – Part 1
Another Site Visit? Be Prepared for Medicare Validation Visits - Part 1By: Kris Ravotti, RRT, RCP, Clinical Compliance Educator Posted: August 5, 2024CMS requires the National Providers Enrollment (NPE) agencies to conduct site visits as part of the process to...
Why Documenting Feedback Matters for DMEPOS Services
Why Documenting Feedback Matters for DMEPOS ServicesPosted: April 25, 2024 DMEPOS suppliers often are cited during a survey for failing to meet performance management requirements established by DMEPOS Quality Standards of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...