SERVICES PROVIDED BY AHCC

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AHCC has helped hundreds of companies complete and maintain accreditation and compliance.

•  AHCC has developed customized Policies and Procedures Manuals to provide you with everything you need to achieve and maintain accreditation. These manuals are complete and designed to meet accreditation standards. AHCC’s Policy and Procedure Manuals are recognized by leading accreditation agencies as exceeding accreditation standards. 
• AHCC's Performance Improvement (PI) audit tools are designed to provide an accredited DMEPOS or Pharmacy with a means to report their PI Findings and meet accreditation standards easily and effectively. The program is designed to save you time and reduce your expenses to perform the required audits as well as provide you with data that can help your organization improve its services. 
• AHCC is pleased to offer Training / Education Self Study programs with online testing. This education program meets accreditation standards for annual required training / education. The employee would be required to read and understand the material and then take an online posttest. 

 AHCC consulting encompasses services aimed at helping organizations improve their operations, processes and outcomes. AHCC consultants work with DMEPOS companies and Pharmacies to address challenges, optimize performance, and achieve goals. 

Here are key areas in which consulting services may be provided for a new start-up DMEPOS business:

• Provide information on space needs for location.
• Help with state LLC filing.
• Help apply for EIN number. 
• Help apply for NPI number
• Provide customized Policy and Procedure Manuals that exceed accreditation standards.  MORE INFORMATION ON DOWNLOADS PAGE.
• Provide telephone, email and virtual ongoing assistance as the organization works to comply with accreditation standards and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Help apply for required state licenses. 
• Provide information on other required local and state licenses. 
• Answer questions about the organization’s new Policy and Procedure Manual and help them to comply with the policies and procedures.
• Provide copy of Medicare Supplier Standards and review requirements.
• Provide copy of Medicare Quality Standards and review requirements.
• Provide list of suppliers for DMEPOS companies. Review what they need to order to get started.
• Complete the application for accreditation and upload required documents. 
• Provide all required training / education documents and testing to meet accreditation standards.  MORE INFORMATION ON DOWNLOADS PAGE.
• Provide a sample personnel record to use to complete a personnel record on each staff member and provide an Organizational Chart.
• Provide sample patient folders to meet accreditation standards. 
• Complete a mock survey and audit to make sure the company is ready for accreditation survey. This includes a compliance audit and a performance improvement (PI) report. AHCC also provides Performance Improvement Audit Tools for future use. MORE INFORMATION ON DOWNLOADS PAGE.
• Provide an annual calendar of tasks to be completed. Help with an annual compliance audit and PI audits is provided, if requested.  SEE DOWNLOADS PAGE
• Help the company apply for Medicare Provider Number (855S) (if the company will be billing Medicare and/or third-party insurances) 
• Provide information on what to expect during the National Provider audit after applying for a Medicare Provider number.
• After the above is completed, the company should start to market their business, receive orders and provide approved products to patients.

Here are key areas in which consulting services may be provided for an established DMEPOS or Pharmacy business:

• Provide a new or revised customized Policy and Procedure Manuals that exceed accreditation standards, if needed.  MORE INFORMATION ON DOWNLOADS PAGE.
• Provide telephone, email and virtual ongoing assistance as the organization works to comply with accreditation standards and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Answer questions about the organization’s new or revised Policy and Procedure Manual and help them to comply with the policies and procedures.
• Complete the application for accreditation and upload required documents, if needed. 
• Provide all required annual training / education documents and testing to meet accreditation standards. MORE INFORMATION ON DOWNLOADS PAGE.
• Provide a sample personnel record to use to complete a personnel record on each staff member and provide an Organizational Chart, if needed.
• Provide sample patient folders to meet accreditation standards, if needed. 
• Complete a mock survey and audit to make sure the company is ready for accreditation survey, if applicable. This includes a compliance audit and a performance improvement (PI) report. AHCC also provides Performance Improvement Audit Tools for future use.
• Help the company apply for Medicare revalidation, if needed. 
• Provide information on what to expect during a National Provider audit, if applicable.
• Provide an annual calendar of tasks to be completed. Help with an annual compliance audit and PI audits is provided, if requested. SEE DOWNLOADS PAGE