The Compliance Team
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| industry = Healthcare
| founded = 1994
| founder = Sandra Canally
| website = {{URL|thecomplianceteam.org}}
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The Compliance Team (TCT) Inc., is a US for-profit organization that provides Exemplary Provider accreditation and certification services to healthcare providers across the United States.{{Cite web |title=Focus On: The Compliance Team emphasizes exemplary service |url=https://drugstorenews.com/focus-compliance-team-emphasizes-exemplary-service |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Drug Store News |language=en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.competingbid.com/docs/accred.pdf|title=Healthcare Compliance Strategies|website=competingbid.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625155842/http://www.competingbid.com/docs/accred.pdf|archivedate=2008-06-25}} It was set up in 1994 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The company is a recognized Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
As of 2024, TCT has accredited more than 1,000 providers across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.{{Cite web |last=Watanabe |first=Laurie |date=2024-03-29 |title=The Compliance Team Celebrates 30th Anniversary |url=https://hme-business.com/the-compliance-team-celebrates-30th-anniversary/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=HME Business |language=en-US}}
History
The company was founded by Sandra Canally, a former nurse oncologist, in 1994.{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Sree |date=2014-03-20 |title=The Compliance Team Celebrates 20 Years |url=https://sleepreviewmag.com/sleep-health/parameters/quality/compliance-team-celebrates-20-years/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Sleep Review |language=en-US}}
In 2006, The Compliance Team was formally granted national deeming authority by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as an accrediting body for all type of durable medical equipment (DME) including respiratory, mobility, woundcare, orthopedic, prosthetics, orthotics, diabetic, ostomy, and incontinence supplies. DME point of service providers include pharmacy, home care, podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}
The company released a pharmacy-based program for Clinical Disease Management (CDM) in May 2022.{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-05-13 |title=The Compliance Team Announces New Clinical Disease Management Program |url=https://ruralhealthinfocenter.health.mo.gov/the-compliance-team-announces-new-clinical-disease-management-program/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Rural Spotlight |language=en-US}}
In April 2023, TCT launched a national healthcare accreditation program for Local Health Departments (LHDs).{{Cite web |last=Watanabe |first=Laurie |date=2023-04-20 |title=The Compliance Team Debuts Accreditation Program for Local Health Departments |url=https://hme-business.com/the-compliance-team-debuts-accreditation-program-for-local-health-departments/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=HME Business |language=en-US}} The new program was approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111002232744/http://www.exemplaryprovider.com/ Official Web Page]
- [http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=view&id=2283 Statement of Sandra C. Canally with Compliance Team] to the United States House Committee on Ways and Means
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070816043946/http://www.retailhomecare.com/accreditation.asp Accreditation], by Global Media Marketing
- [http://www.liberatormedical.com/press-releases.asp Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc.’s Subsidiary Liberator Medical Supply, Inc. Receives Certificate of Accreditation From the Compliance Team, Inc.]
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Category:Healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States
Category:Hospitals in the United States
Category:Medicare and Medicaid (United States)
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