Medicare News - Accredited Organizations for Suppliers of DMEPOS
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Medicare News - Accredited Organizations for Suppliers of DMEPOS
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O&P Providers,
The following was just released from Medicare.
John N. Billock, CPO/L, FAAOP
Orthotics & Prosthetics Rehabilitation Engineering Centre
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MEDICARE NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CMS Office of External Affairs
November 22, 2006
CMS ANNOUNCES DEEMED ACCREDITATION ORGANIZATIONS FOR SUPPLIERS OF DURABLE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PROSTHETICS, ORTHOTICS AND SUPPLIES
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the names
of eleven national accreditation organizations that will accredit suppliers
of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) as
meeting new quality standards under Medicare Part B.
DMEPOS suppliers will have to meet new quality standards in order to be able
to bill the Medicare Part B program for durable medical equipment,
prosthetics, orthotics, or prosthetic devices, such as walkers, wheelchairs, and
hospital beds, furnished to Medicare beneficiaries. The requirement that
CMS-approved accreditation organizations apply quality standards to DMEPOS suppliers
was enacted as part of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. The Medicare
Modernization Act also requires CMS to implement competitive bidding for
certain items of DMEPOS.
“Today’s announcement represents the next step in CMS’ effort to ensure
that Medicare beneficiaries have access to high quality items of durable medical
equipment, prosthetics, and orthotics at the right price, and that they
receive high quality service from the suppliers of these items,” said Leslie V.
Norwalk, Esq., CMS acting administrator. “This is part of a larger vision set
out in CMS’ Strategic Action Plan to foster a health care system that ensures
quality care for all persons with Medicare.”
CMS hopes to minimize the burden on suppliers by having the accreditation
organizations consider during the survey process the previous accreditation,
Medicare certification, and licensure that would indicate that the quality
standards are being met. In addition, CMS will instruct accrediting
organizations to focus first on suppliers in the initial group of Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) chosen for the competitive bidding program.
The following organizations have been recognized as national accreditation
organizations and have been given deeming authority to accredit DMEPOS
suppliers seeking to participate in the Medicare program:
· Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
· Community Health Accreditation Program
· Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation
· National Board of Accreditation for Orthotic Suppliers
· Board of Certification in Pedorthics
· Accreditation Commission for Healthcare, Inc
· Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification
· National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
· Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
· American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc.
· The Compliance Team, Inc.
Most of the accreditation organizations are authorized to accredit all major
supplier types, and most will be able to accredit both national and local
suppliers, as well as mail order companies. Information about the types of
suppliers each accrediting organization is approved to accredit and how to
contact a deemed accrediting organization is posted on the CMS website at:
www.cms.hhs.gov/CompetitiveAcqforDMEPOS/
The following was just released from Medicare.
John N. Billock, CPO/L, FAAOP
Orthotics & Prosthetics Rehabilitation Engineering Centre
____________________________________
MEDICARE NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CMS Office of External Affairs
November 22, 2006
CMS ANNOUNCES DEEMED ACCREDITATION ORGANIZATIONS FOR SUPPLIERS OF DURABLE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PROSTHETICS, ORTHOTICS AND SUPPLIES
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the names
of eleven national accreditation organizations that will accredit suppliers
of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) as
meeting new quality standards under Medicare Part B.
DMEPOS suppliers will have to meet new quality standards in order to be able
to bill the Medicare Part B program for durable medical equipment,
prosthetics, orthotics, or prosthetic devices, such as walkers, wheelchairs, and
hospital beds, furnished to Medicare beneficiaries. The requirement that
CMS-approved accreditation organizations apply quality standards to DMEPOS suppliers
was enacted as part of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. The Medicare
Modernization Act also requires CMS to implement competitive bidding for
certain items of DMEPOS.
“Today’s announcement represents the next step in CMS’ effort to ensure
that Medicare beneficiaries have access to high quality items of durable medical
equipment, prosthetics, and orthotics at the right price, and that they
receive high quality service from the suppliers of these items,” said Leslie V.
Norwalk, Esq., CMS acting administrator. “This is part of a larger vision set
out in CMS’ Strategic Action Plan to foster a health care system that ensures
quality care for all persons with Medicare.”
CMS hopes to minimize the burden on suppliers by having the accreditation
organizations consider during the survey process the previous accreditation,
Medicare certification, and licensure that would indicate that the quality
standards are being met. In addition, CMS will instruct accrediting
organizations to focus first on suppliers in the initial group of Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) chosen for the competitive bidding program.
The following organizations have been recognized as national accreditation
organizations and have been given deeming authority to accredit DMEPOS
suppliers seeking to participate in the Medicare program:
· Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
· Community Health Accreditation Program
· Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation
· National Board of Accreditation for Orthotic Suppliers
· Board of Certification in Pedorthics
· Accreditation Commission for Healthcare, Inc
· Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification
· National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
· Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
· American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc.
· The Compliance Team, Inc.
Most of the accreditation organizations are authorized to accredit all major
supplier types, and most will be able to accredit both national and local
suppliers, as well as mail order companies. Information about the types of
suppliers each accrediting organization is approved to accredit and how to
contact a deemed accrediting organization is posted on the CMS website at:
www.cms.hhs.gov/CompetitiveAcqforDMEPOS/
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“Medicare News - Accredited Organizations for Suppliers of DMEPOS,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227605.
