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Welcome to the official website of the ICAMRL.
Accreditation is a voluntary process, although reimbursement policies have been
enacted throughout the United States by insurance providers that
require ICAMRL Accreditation. This website provides access to
general information, reimbursement policies, the ICAMRL Standards,
and a list of accredited laboratories for the ICAMRL.
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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 Magnetic Resonance Accreditation
AUGUST 21, 2008 | FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealthcare), regarding its announcement
requiring all participating, freestanding imaging facilities
and physician offices performing MR procedures to apply
for accreditation as a condition for reimbursement, has extended its original March
1, 2008 deadline for this requirement until the fourth
quarter of 2009. Read
more >>
To learn more about the UnitedHealthcare announcement:
- Select UnitedHealthcare from the ICAMRL list
of Payment Policies >>
- Visit the Imaging Accreditation section of the UnitedHealthcare
website >>
- Also from UnitedHealthcare, view Imaging
Accreditation: Frequently Asked Questions>> |
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Anthem
Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross
and Blue Shield and its HMO Affiliates
APRIL 2008 | Anthem Health Plans of
Virginia, Inc. d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
and its HMO Affiliates issued an announcement that
providers that perform or conduct any CT, CTA, MRI,
MRA, MRS, PET and/or Nuclear/Nuclear Cardiology studies shall be accredited by the American College of Radiology
(ACR) or Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) for each piece of equipment utilized in such studies.
For details, visit the ICAMRL list of Payment
Policies. >> |
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Introducing the 2008 ICAMRL Standards, ready for instant download.
The ICAMRL is pleased to announce the release of the 2008 Standards.
Download today >> |
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Available now!
The ICAMRL 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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What sets
the ICAMRL apart?
The
ICAMRL is created and directed by a Multi-Specialty
Board including Cardiologists, Neurologists, Orthopaedic
Surgeons, Radiologists and Technologists.
Accreditation
is offered in
- Body
- Cardiovascular
- Musculoskeletal*
(Note: The ICAMRL
process enables laboratories using extremity-only
magnets to apply for accreditation.)
- Neurological
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