Accreditation Manual

Streamline Your HME Accreditation Preparations with
"HME Accreditation Simplified!"

AHCC has developed a comprehensive HME Policies and Procedures Manual to provide you with everything you need to assure that you achieve and maintain accreditation.

The following Policies and Procedures Manuals are available:

• Home Medical Equipment (HME) - basic operations


• Add-On Modules:
• Clinical Respiratory Care
• Respiratory Nebulizer Medication Pharmacy
• Rehabilitation Technology Supplier
• Fitter Services
• LOX Services

These recommended accreditation manuals cover all necessary policies and procedures necessary to fully comply with ACHC, JCAHO and CHAP accreditation.

HME Accreditation Simplified would be used for a full service HME company that provides equipment that requires ongoing maintenance such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, oxygen concentrators, etc.

Please click the following link and review the information on the manual.

DMEPOS Accreditation Simplified would be used for a company that provides equipment that does not require ongoing maintenance such as blood glucose meters, wound care supplies, urologicals, enteral formula, fitter services, mail order supply, or retail-only HME etc. The policy and procedure manual meets ACHC standards for a Medical Supply Provider. Please click the following link and review the information on the manual. You can order the manual online with a credit card.

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Accreditation Consulting

Who Else Wants Assistance with Their
Accreditation Implementation?

Many HME companies will want to get assistance with implementing their accreditation manual. That's why the AHCC Consortium of hand-picked accreditation experts are ready to provide additional support to you.

AHCC provides Accreditation Consulting for:

• - HME/DME Companies
• - Orthotics and Fitter Service Providers
• - Medical Supply and DME Provider Pharmacies
• - Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers
• - Home Health Nursing Providers

100% of our client HME companies obtained accreditation by using the "HME Accreditation Simplified!" manual and utilizing 4-6 days accreditation consulting to help them implement their survey preparations.

The AHCC Consortium team members are all credentialed or licensed health care professionals with a minimum of 20 years of experience in the HME industry. Each consultant currently is an active accreditation surveyor and is familiar with all aspects of the accreditation process. Members of the consortium have been business owners themselves, worked in corporate settings and have first-hand experience with ACHC, JCAHO and CHAP surveys.

Compliance Consulting

Get Results with Your Compliance Initiative...

The Office of Inspector General's Compliance Program Guidance has issued documents that provide both general and specific guidance as to various internal anti-fraud and abuse controls for Home Health Agencies, Hospice Agencies, and DME, prosthetics, orthotics, and medical supply suppliers (DMEPOS) can voluntarily implement.

These compliance documents identify and discuss numerous compliance risk areas particularly susceptible to fraud and abuse. Organizations that receive Medicare funds should comply with these recommendations which include the following:

1. Implementation of written policies, procedures, and standards of conduct;
2. Designation of a compliance officer and compliance committee;
3. Conducting effective training and education programs;
4. Development of open lines of communication between the compliance officer or compliance committee and agency employees for receiving complaints and protecting callers from retaliation;
5. Performance of internal audits to monitor compliance;
6. Establishing and publicizing disciplinary guidelines for failing to comply with agency standards and policies and applicable statutes and regulations; and
7. Prompt response to detected offenses through corrective action.

AHCC can help your company with implementation of a Compliance Program. We can provide you with policies and procedures and audits as necessary to comply with all applicable guidelines.

Start-up Assistance

Thinking of starting a new HME, Home Health and/or Pharmacy Infusion Company and need help? Our team has extensive experience in helping with start ups. Need help to achieve Conditional Accreditation? AHCC can help.

Assure Your Success.
Call us today! 1-800-293-1925 or email us at fboyer@ahcc.com

HME Company Sales

Thinking of selling your HME company? Need help to determine the value of your company? AHCC will provide you with consultants with this expertise and put you in contact with potential buyers. Email or call AHCC for further information.

For Help.
Call us today! 1-800-293-1925 or email us at fboyer@ahcc.com

Financial & Accounts Recievable Management

DSO's over the national average? Having problems with billing? Your billing staff need continuing education to help your company meet its goals? We are here to help.

For Help.
Call us today! 1-800-293-1925 or email us at fboyer@ahcc.com

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, COMPLIANCE AUDITS AND Benchmarking

AHCC provides Quality Improvement monitoring, compliance audits and Compliance Officer Services, and External Benchmarking Services.

Clik QI SAMPLE for a sample of reports AHCC can provide.

Call us today to learn more! 1-800-293-1925 or email us at fboyer@ahcc.com

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