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Welcome to the official website of the ICAEL. Accreditation
is a voluntary process, although reimbursement policies have
been enacted throughout the United States by Medicare and other
providers that require ICAEL Accreditation. This website provides
access to general information, technical articles, reimbursement
policies, and a list of accredited laboratories for the ICAEL.
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BREAKING
NEWS:
Accreditation Mandate Included in New Medicare Bill
IAC Commends the U.S. Congress for Passing the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
JULY 2008 | The U.S. Congress passed and upheld the Patients and Providers Act on July 9th and 15th, 2008. The bill requires that by 2012, providers of advanced diagnostic imaging services, inclusive of Nuclear Medicine, MR, CT, and PET, must obtain accreditation as a condition for reimbursement. In addition, it establishes a two year voluntary program to collect data regarding physician compliance with appropriateness criteria in order to determine the appropriateness of advanced diagnostic imaging services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries.
For details, please read the article on the IAC newsletter. >>
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UnitedHealth
Group Extends Deadline Requiring Echo Accreditation
JANUARY 15,
2008 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealthcare), regarding its announcement
requiring all participating, freestanding imaging facilities
and physician offices performing echocardiography 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. Read
more >>
To learn more about the UnitedHealthcare announcement:
- Select UnitedHealthcare from the ICAEL list of
Payment Policies
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- Visit the Imaging Accreditation section of the
UnitedHealthcare
website >>
- Also from UnitedHealthcare, view Imaging
Accreditation: Frequently Asked Questions >> |
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The 2008 ICAEL
Standards Are Now Available
The ICAEL is pleased to announce the release
of the 2008 Standards for Accreditation. To download,
please visit The Standards page. >> |
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Available now!
The ICAEL has created a new series of webcasts
entitled Accreditation On Demand. Now you can learn
about accreditation at your leisure, 24 hours a day/7
days a week, for FREE. Choose a topic you wish to learn
more about, sit back, and listen. Learning about the process
of accreditation has never been so easy.
Go
to Accreditation On Demand >> |
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