DMEPOS Accreditation Services for Pharmacy
A pharmacy who wishes to enroll or maintain Medicare billing priviledges for DMEPOS products must comply with the new quality standards under Medicare Part B. Pharmacies are only exempt from accreditation if they meet all of the following criteria:
- Total billings by the pharmacy for DMEPOS are less than 5% of total pharmacy sales for previous 3 calendar years
- Pharmacy has been enrolled as a supplier of DMEPOS products and has been issued a provider number for at least 5 years
- No final adverse action has been imposed on the pharmacy in the past 5 years
- Pharmacy submits an attestation, as determined by CMS, that the pharmacy meets the first three criteria
- Pharmacy agrees to submit materials as requested during the course of an audit conducted on a random sample of pharmacies selected annually
The DMEPOS accreditation process has been confusing and time consuming up until now, but Network Accreditation Services, Inc. (NASI), has a leading, simple solution. Join our DMEPOS Accreditation Network and help ease your concerns regarding the DMEPOS accreditation process.
NASI provides an easy to use, cost-effective total solution for the entire DMEPOS accreditation process. This Internet based software program provides a systematic process designed to bring the pharmacy into compliance with the quality standards. It provides the business tools, policies, procedures, forms, strategies and expertise needed to pass the DMEPOS accreditation process.
The NASI DMEPOS Accreditation Program includes the following:
- Accreditation Organization Fee - includes the cost of the accreditation organization at a heavily discounted rate with no additional travel costs or annual fees. NOTE: The current accreditation organization partnering with NASI is The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABCOP). NASI is not an accreditation organization.
- Instructions on Preparation - step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the pharmacy for accreditation and how to meet the CMS standards.
- Three-Year User Software License - software contains the standards, policies, procedures, patient handouts and forms required for accreditation. All patient handouts are in both English and Spanish.
- Accreditation Specialist - participating members are assigned an Accreditation Specialist who will help answer specific questions on preparing for and maintaining accreditation
- On-going Monitoring for Three-Year Accreditation Period - the Accreditation Specialist will remain in contact with the pharmacy to assist in maintaining on-going compliance so re-accreditation is made simpler.
For more information about DMEPOS pharmacy accreditation and Medicare Part B compliance, please call 1-866-606-3211 or click here to contact us online.
