Raising the Bar for Lower Dose — A Credible Edge
AUGUST 2010 | Accreditation promises many benefits including a chance to build trust with parents and referring physicians.
On January 1, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will require imaging centers that offer advanced imaging services to get accreditation from one of three CMS-designated bodies if they want to continue to receive reimbursement for the procedures from CMS. And since third-party payors often follow CMS' lead, these reimbursements are likely to be impacted as well. With CMS, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the medical community itself paying more attention to radiation dose, accreditation provides a way to ensure and advertise safety, which can be an advantage in drawing referring physicians and concerned parents.
Source:Imaging Economics
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MIPPA Accreditation: 20 Months to Go
APRIL 2010 | As the deadline inches closer, radiology providers around the country are scrambling to meet new CMS accreditation requirements for MRI, CT, and nuclear medicine. By mandate of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA), in order to receive Medicare reimbursement for these modalities, imaging centers must be accredited by the Joint Commission, the ACR®, or the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) on January 1, 2012.
Source:Medical Imaging Review
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CMS Backs Opposing Imaging Center Accreditation Plans
MARCH 2010 | Two approved organizations focus on image quality while third focuses on processes and procedures. Source: DiagnosticImaging.com
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Radiation Gets Extreme Closeup
FEBRUARY 2010 | Industry stakeholders said last week that they stand ready to work with the Food and Drug Administration on its newly announced initiative to reduce patient exposure to excess radiation during imaging procedures. But some groups expressed uncertainty about whether one or more of the agency’s proposed actions are currently feasible.
Source:ModernHealthcare.com
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IAC Receives Designation by CMS as Accrediting Organization for MIPPA
JANUARY 2010 | As part of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA), by January 1, 2012, all nonhospital providers of advanced diagnostic imaging, inclusive of Nuclear Medicine, MR, CT and PET, must obtain accreditation as a condition for reimbursement. Read the press release»
CMS Announces Approved Radiology Accrediting Organizations
JANUARY 2010 | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), and The Joint Commission (TJC) have been approved as the exclusive accrediting organizations for compliance with the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA). Source: Imaging Economics
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CMS Imaging Accreditation Decision Allows Continued Self-Referral
JANUARY 2010 | The American College of Cardiology (ACC) answers FAQs about meeting the MIPPA requirement. Source: CardioSource — American College of Cardiology
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