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REIMBURSEMENT
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THE ECHO LAB:
AN OVERVIEW
The
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) receives numerous
phone calls and e-mails each week from individuals who are concerned
with their compliance to insurance carriers' payment policies.
Over the past few years, several states have adopted payment
policy for the reimbursement of echocardiography procedures,
requiring either credentialing of individuals performing examinations
or accreditation of the laboratory.
A
complete listing of payment policies of which the ICAEL is aware
can be found on this website under Payment
Policies.
Tamara Sloper, IAC Marketing Director, is
available to answer your general questions about payment policy
and reimbursement. She may be contacted toll-free at 800-838-2110,
or via email at sloper@intersocietal.org.
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THE
ICAEL DOES:
Attempt
to stay abreast of payment policies as a service to the
echocardiography community
Communicate
information to echocardiography laboratories about payment
policies (through the ICAEL web site, Newsletter articles
and other mailings to laboratories)
Employ
knowledgeable staff to assist laboratories with basic
questions about payment policies
Provide,
upon request, the same information to insurance carriers
as we publish in the accredited laboratory listing on
the website
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THE
ICAEL DOES NOT:
Establish
rules or regulations for the insurance carriers
Have
the authority to make decisions regarding implementation
dates, extensions, etc.
Have
responsibility for notifying providers of echocardiography
testing services of payment policies
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