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Maintaining high standards should be a goal of all imaging facilities. The challenge comes in being able to demonstrate that level of quality--a task that will be essential in the coming months. Accreditation provides imaging facilities with a pathway to demonstrate quality to insurance carriers, patients, and referring physicians. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act requires that by January 1, 2012, all nonhospital suppliers of the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging, inclusive of nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and positron emission tomography, obtain accreditation as a condition for reimbursement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This article details the multi-modality accreditation programs offered by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission and how imaging centers can achieve accreditation to ensure that they are in compliance with the January 1, 2012, CMS mandate.
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Acreditação , Diagnóstico por Imagem/normas , Padrão de Cuidado , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. , Humanos , Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde , Estados UnidosRESUMO
The accreditation of laboratories performing noninvasive cardiac procedures is now routinely available and often required by insurance companies. In this article, the history of the accreditation for cardiac procedures is reviewed, the process explained, and the number of accredited laboratories listed. Decision pathways are listed, and common reasons for a laboratory being delayed in approval are described specific for the various modalities. Some of the common compliments and concerns received by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission are described.
