Consultants

AAHomecare is proud to partner with our consultant members who offer valuable services to the HME community.

In today’s tumultuous landscape, it’s more important than ever to leverage resources to maintain viability and profitability.  Through strategic partnerships, suppliers can expand beyond their current capacities by capitalizing on opportunities that enhance efficiencies, address and overcome weaknesses, and develop creative and effective avenues forward. The companies featured here have extensive experience working with HME companies and offer services to help with a variety of business needs.

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The Compliance Team, Inc.

Sandra C. Canally, RN, formed the Compliance Team, Inc (TCT) in 1993. The firm's first Exemplary Provider® accreditation programs were launched in 1998. TCT is the first and remains the only certified woman-owned, for-profit, accreditation organization to be granted CMS deeming authority (Part A--Rural Health Clinic in 2014 &Part B--DMEPOS in 2006). Presently, the firm accredits providers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. All told, The Compliance Team offers its Exemplary Provider® accreditation in 9 different healthcare sectors including: Rural Health Clinic, Physician Practice, PCMH, Immediate Care Clinic, Pharmacy Services (Community/Specialty/LTC/Sterile & Non-Sterile Compounding), DMEPOS, Sleep Care Management, Private Duty, and Ocularist.

Service Categories

  • Accreditation
  • Compliance
  • Licensing
  • Operations Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Regulatory Compliance

(215) 654-9110

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QPI Healthcare Services

QPI Healthcare Services is a data analytics for performance and quality measures company. Our state-of-the-art HARP Light Technology, utilizing Software as a Service (SaaS) and credentialing management services, engages with a wide variety of healthcare providers to ensure regulatory and payer compliance. HARP Light Technology showcases all licensing and payer requirements, ensuring that risks are identified and mitigated, quickly and effectively. We follow the CMS Program Integrity Manual, Accreditation Standards, State Agency Standards, State Licensing Boards, State Departments of Health, and Commercial Insurance Carrier Program Integrity Manuals. Our team has a strong focus on Patient Outcomes, HEDIS, eCQM’s, and more. Learn more about their discounts offered to AAHomecare members here.

Service Categories

  • Consultants
  • Education/
    Training
  • Government/
    Regulatory Affairs
  • Healthcare Compliance
  • HEDIS Management
  • Human Resources
  • Patient Outcomes
  • Quality Measures
  • Risk Management
  • Standards Implementation
  • Technology

772-828-2303

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Brightree LLC

Brightree, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ResMed (NYSE: RMD), is a leading provider of cloud-based software to improve clinical and business performance of post-acute care companies. Ranked one of the top 100 healthcare IT companies in the U.S., Brightree serves more than 2,200 organizations in the home medical equipment (HME), home health, hospice, orthotic and prosthetic, HME pharmacy, home infusion, and rehabilitation home care segments.

Service Categories

  • Bills & Claims Processing
  • Compliance
  • Consulting
  • Education
  • Operations Management
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Technology Deployment
  • Training

(888) 598-7797

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Allegiance Group LLC

Allegiance Group (AG) offers comprehensive private pay patient billing and debt collection strategies for the Healthcare Industry. With more than 15 years experience in the HME, DME, and Pharmacy Industries, our solutions greatly reduce the amount of time your staff spends on billing while increasing your cash recovery and decreasing your costs. Through our signature COLLECTPlus™, we can integrate directly with your billing system and automate your entire private pay billing and collections cycle. The COLLECTPlus process starts with an easy to read invoice statement and is followed by bundled services combining several billing and collection activities.

Services Categories

  • Accounts Receivable
  • Private Pay Billing & Collections

(913) 338-4790

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Lieber Consulting LLC

Consulting Services offered in all aspects of operations management and the order to cash/revenue cycle management for HME/DME and related businesses. Discounts offered per individual arrangements with client.

Service Categories

  • Compliance
  • Consulting
  • Data Analysis
  • Education
  • Medicare Coverage
  • Operations Management
  • Reimbursement
  • Training

(818) 692-1626

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Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation, Inc. (HQAA)

HQAA provides accreditation for Durable Medical Providers, Pharmacies, and infusion providers.

Service Categories

  • Accreditation

(866) 909-4722

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Health Care Reimbursement Solutions, Inc.

Health Care Reimbursement Solutions, Inc. (HCRS) offers all Billing Service related services. We offer training and education sessions created for the individual client's needs. HCRS offers consulting services, chart audits, assistance with insurance audits, and any other reimbursement needs for the client.

Service Categories

  • Audits
  • Billing & Claims Processing
  • Consulting
  • Education
  • Reimbursement
  • Training

(248) 627-5416 x234

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Brown & Fortunato, P.C.

Brown & Fortunato, P.C. ("B & F") is a full-service law firm. Its Health Care Group ("HCG") is comprised of 17 full-time health care attorneys. The HCG has a large national health law practice, representing DME suppliers, pharmacies, manufacturers, hospitals, labs and other providers. The HCG advises DME suppliers on a wide range of issues, including the following: federal and state anti-fraud statutes; defense of government enforcement actions; HIPAA; mergers and acquisitions; audits; arrangements with referral sources; and billing non-assigned.

Service Categories

  • Appeals
  • Audits
  • Business Transactions
  • Compliance
  • Contracting
  • Enrollment
  • Licensing
  • Legal Guidance
  • Medical Review
  • Medicare Coverage
  • Compliance

(806) 345-6320

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Board of Certification/Accreditation

BOC assures quality care by offering accreditation and certification for DMEPOS providers. AAHomecare members can save 10% on BOC's DMEPOS accreditation and award-winning customer service. That's a $430 discount and special pricing of $3,869 for three years of accreditation; no extra charges for the site visit. Members accredited with other organizations may switch to BOC for free. Your discount activates upon reaccreditation. Certified DME Specialist (CDME) certification was created to differentiate DME professionals and demonstrate industry expertise. To become a CDME, a candidate must meet eligibility prerequisites and pass the exam. The $50 application fee is waived for AAHomecare members.

Service Categories

  • Accreditation
  • Compliance
  • Education
  • Enrollment
  • Licensing
  • Medicare Coverage
  • Quality Assurance
  • Regulatory Compliance

(410) 581-6222

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Outside The Box Consulting

Respiratory-focused projects successfully completed across a broad base of customers, channels, and products including:
• Clinical, sales and marketing, payer-reimbursement, performance improvement, education, and program management
• Manufacturers, suppliers, and GPOs
• Sleep, oxygen, and ventilation
Let’s talk about your next business objective and make a plan to address it!

Service Categories

  • Clinical
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Payer-Reimbursement
  • Performance Improvement
  • Education
  • Program Management

(317) 458-0030

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Analytix Healthcare Solutions

Analytix Solutions Healthcare Solutions delivers a customized solution tailored specifically to your company’s needs. We work with HMEs and DME’s to optimize revenue cycle management and fulfill many pre-billing and post-billing activities, including obtaining authorization and cash posting. Let us help you streamline many of the medical billing processes so that you can focus on higher level activities. Visit us at https://www.analytixhealthcaresolutions.com to learn more about our cost effective, scalable solutions and our complimentary pilot project for AA Homecare members.

Service Categories

  • Revenue Cycle Management
  • Data Entry
  • Medical Billing Charge Entries
  • Claims Submissions
  • Denial Analysis & Management
  • Customized Reporting
  • Claims Filing
  • Payment & Auditing
  • A/R Followup

(781) 503-9000

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AAHomecare members who are interested in featuring their consulting businesses can reach out to Michael Nicol, michaeln@aahomecare.org, for additional information.