The Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) is a US not-for-profit health care accrediting body and is an alternative to the Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP), Accreditation Commission for Health Care and Joint Commission.[1] The organization provides an accreditation option specifically designed with the durable medical equipment (DME).

Headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, HQAA was developed following passage of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. It has been awarded Medicare deeming status for DME accreditation.[2]

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  1. ^ "Healthcare Compliance Strategies" (PDF). competingbid.com. HQAA. 30 November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Global Media Marketing". retailhomecare.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
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