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...
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...
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 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 VisitsBy: 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 validate a...
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...
New Year, New Updates for DMEPOS ProvidersPosted: January 10, 2024The new year brings several changes for DMEPOS providers from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In addition, ACHC has revised one DMEPOS Accreditation Standard to align with CMS...
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....
How Office Visit Notes Support Sleep CarePosted: May 24, 2023 The revised Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131, is now available to download from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Affected organizations must start using...
New CMS Program Allows Voluntary Prior Authorization for Certain PMD AccessoriesPosted: April 3, 2023The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently implemented a voluntary prior authorization program for certain power mobility device (PMD)...