Tag: Harold Davis
Accreditation: Verify licensure, policies
April 13, 2023Harold Davis
Q. I am preparing for an accreditation site visit. What areas should I focus on?
A. This question is asked often when organizations are preparing for surveys. Organizations need to be certain that all the required licenses are up to date and displayed as required. Licenses you may need include state, local city and county licenses. Also, don’t forget to have a current copy of anyone’s driver’s license who drives a company vehicle and to verify any professional licenses....
Accreditation: Assess for fire, fall risks
March 6, 2023Harold Davis
Q. When is a home safety assessment required and what needs to be assessed?
A. The DMEPOS Quality Standards require home medical equipment providers to “have a program that promotes safe equipment and item use and minimizes staff and patient safety risks, infections and hazards.”
The supplier must also “ensure patients and caregivers can use all equipment and items safely and effectively in their anticipated settings.” Therefore, in most cases, the completion...
Accreditation: Demonstrate care through POC
February 8, 2023Harold Davis
Q. What is the difference between a Plan of Treatment and the Plan of Care?
A. Accreditation organizations have separate standards related to the Plan of Treatment (POT) and the Plan of Care (POC), both of which have been confusing for not only lay people but also for clinicians. The two documents are used together in the care of a patient but have separate intents.
The POT is provided to the HME provider by the physician and explains how the physician wants the patient treated....
Accreditation: Know oxygen transport rules
January 16, 2023Harold Davis
Q. When transporting a small quantity of oxygen tanks, am I required to have shipping papers or a manifest?
A. This is a question asked frequently by home medical equipment companies. There is also a fair amount of confusion among Department of Transportation (DOT) officers regarding the need for a manifest. Surveyors for accreditation organizations have also cited organizations for not documenting balances of tanks the driver is transporting.
So, what is the regulation regarding the transportation...