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Breaking News: UnitedHealthcare Extends Deadline Requiring Accreditation For Imaging Laboratories
Spring 2008

Released January 15, 2008 - UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealthcare), regarding its announcement requiring all participating, freestanding imaging facilities and physician offices performing certain imaging procedures to apply for accreditation as a condition for reimbursement, has extended its original March 1, 2008 deadline for this requirement until the third quarter of 2008.

In the revised announcement, UnitedHealthcare states that, beginning in the third quarter of 2008, all participating, freestanding facilities and physician offices performing CT, CTA, MRI, MRA, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, PET, and Echocardiography will need to complete and submit an application in order to receive full payment. Please note: UnitedHealthcare has stated that freestanding imaging sites and/or provider clinics with imaging equipment who have not received accreditation by the above deadline, but have submitted their application to the IAC office, will be in a pending status and will be considered in compliance with the accreditation program.

Have Questions About UnitedHealthcare?

Would you like to know more about the UnitedHealthcare requirement? For the details and official guidelines from UnitedHealthcare:

• Visit the Imaging Accreditation section of the UnitedHealthcare website. Go to UnitedHealthcareOnline.com > Clinician Resources > Radiology, then select Imaging Accreditation from the vertical menu bar on the left.


• View the additional section, Imaging Accreditation: Frequently Asked Questions. A link to this PDF file is provided at the bottom of the Imaging Accreditation main page.


• Contact UnitedHealthcare at 800-637-5792 or via email at radiology@customerelation.com.

Have Questions About IAC Accreditation?

For help and information regarding the accreditation process of IAC and its divisions (ICAVL, ICAEL, ICANL, ICAMRL, ICACTL), laboratories are encouraged to visit the website at www.intersocietal.org. Personalized assistance with the accreditation process can be obtained by calling the office at 800-838-2110. Or contact us via email using the online staff directories; from any of our five division websites, mouse over Contact and select Contact our Staff from the dropdown menu.