Course Information

This course was developed to give a better understanding of Performance Improvement. All DMEPOS (DME & O&P) facilities with a current Medicare provider number had to must be Accredited by one of the 10 deemed accredited organizations. In addition to meeting the 26 CMS DMEPOS Supplier Standards, the DMEPOS provider is also held to the Medicare Quality Standards. The Quality Standards are explained in the CMS publication released in October 2008. In order to be compliant with the Quality Standard the supplier must provide proof of an on-going Performance Improvement program showing they are in compliance by tracking and monitoring certain indicators.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Understand the requirements of the Quality Standards pertaining to Performance Improvement.
• How to develop a program.
• Know what not to do.
• Know what to monitor.
• Discuss your goals in developing a Performance Improvement plan.

  To download a copy of the Quality Standards go to http://new.consultantsprn.com/QS-OCT-08-FINAL-Highlighted.pdf