Do the Accrediting Organizations have enough capacity to get everyone accredited by September of 2009?
Yes. The AO’s have increased surveyor staffing anticipating the additional workload. The DMEPOS supplier should choose the AO based upon their deemed status, policies, procedures and the philosophy of the organization. CMS encourages the suppliers to ask the AO’s questions, such as, how long it takes to become accredited from application to accreditation decision. The time to become accredited can take up to 7 months for some organizations.
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