Year: 2018

DME Audit: What providers should know

Recent trends show that once Medicare places a DME company on audit activity, including prepayment review of their documentation they will do the same DME Audit for any other company that the owner has an ownership interest in. There are providers trying to outpace Medicare by opening new companies which is done…
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DME Accreditation: Improve Quality & Performance Documentation

What is accreditation? “Accreditation is a process of review that health care organizations participate in to demonstrate the ability to meet predetermined criteria and standards of accreditation established by a professional accrediting agency”. Accreditation represents agencies as credible and reputable organizations dedicated to ongoing and continuous compliance with the highest standard…
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How to prepare your practice for MIPS in 2018?

Like most clinicians and healthcare leaders and executives, you’ve been spending time trying to absorb information about the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Hopefully, you’re more familiar with the program, what it is, and how it affects your Accountable Care Organization (ACO), health system, or practice. MIPS is…
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