Spring House, Pennsylvania July 15, 2008—Sleep Therapy Solutions, LLC, a specialty provider of in-home respiratory care serving Summit, Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, Stark, Geauga, Lake and Wayne Counties, has successfully fulfilled the requirements for receiving the Exemplary Provider™ Certificate of Accreditation from The Compliance Team, Inc.; a CMS approved healthcare accrediting body based in Spring House, Pennsylvania.

After learning of their company’s exemplary performance during the Compliance Team’s recent validation visit, Kristen Thayer and Jeff Gies, Owners and Founders of Sleep Therapy Solutions, LLC, were most pleased. “We consider this a great accomplishment,” they exclaimed.

Sandra Canally, RN, the founder and president of the Compliance Team, observed that Sleep Therapy Solutions, LLC is the most recent successful participant in the DME industries most comprehensive and innovative accreditation program. “Kristen Thayer and Jeff Gies and all of their staff have done a terrific job. They are a tremendous example of a safe, honest and caring Home Medical Equipment Provider that is most deserving of this recognition,” declared Ms. Canally.

In addition to putting in place fraud and abuse awareness safeguards, Sleep Therapy Solutions, LLC has implemented patient care improvement plans as part of a rigorous continuously measured accreditation process. The program features annual validation visits and requires scoring of 90% or better to achieve accredited status. It also requires that Sleep Therapy Solutions, LLC perform Patient Outcomes Tracking that is reviewed quarterly by the Compliance Team.

“We chose Exemplary Provider™ Accreditation because the Compliance Team’s validation process was simply the best and most sensible way for us to meet the accreditation requirements of the Medicare Modernization Act. At the same time, we see their accreditation as a quality recognition branding opportunity that highlights our on-going commitment to maintaining the highest levels of patient care excellence,” Kristen Thayer concluded.

The Compliance Team introduced its service and product-line specific accreditation program for DMEPOS (durable medical equipment/ prosthetics/ orthotics/ supplies) in 1998. Presently, companies that have earned the rights to display its Exemplary Provider™ Accreditation Certificate and Seal are operating in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. In addition to DMEPOS, the Compliance Team offers programs for Pharmacy; Elder Care; Ocularists; Home Health Agency; Independent and Group Physician Practices; Out Patient Care; and Small/Rural Hospital Services. Additional info can be found on their web site: www.exemplaryprovider.com.