Special Events

Tuesday, Oct. 28

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Welcome Reception: Medtrade Oktoberfest(on the Expo floor)

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
AAHomecare's Stand Up for Homecare Reception(Omni Hotel)

Accreditation Central

October 28-30, 2008
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, Georgia

The time has come. All HME providers who want to retain Medicare billing privileges must be accredited by Sept. 30, 2009.

Which accrediting organization is best for your company? What are their distinguishing characteristics? How do you begin the process? How much does it cost?

Find the answers to these and other questions at Medtrade's Accreditation Central to get the information you need for making decisions and moving forward.

Sponsored by HomeCare, Accreditation Central will feature representatives from many of CMS' approved accreditation organizations whose representatives will be on hand to talk with you during exhibit hall hours.

• Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
• Board of Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC)
• Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP)
• Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA)
• The Compliance Team
• The Joint Commission

HOURS OF OPERATION

Tuesday - Wednesday, Oct. 28-29

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday, Oct. 30

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS

Tuesday, Oct. 28

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Accreditation Simplified

In celebration of the 10-year anniversary since her launch of the DMEPOS industry's first product ine and service specific accreditation program, Sandra C. Canally, RN, president of The Compliance Team, Inc., a CMS-approved DMEPOS accrediting body, reprises her series of mini-seminars that focus on everyday operations and how to streamline them to meet and/or exceed mandated government quality standards without breaking the bank to do it. Owners and managers will learn about practical solutions to oversight requirements and how the simplification of everyday operations works wonders in improving their patient care practices, and as often as not, their bottom lines.
Presented by: Sandra Canally, RN, The Compliance Team