Accreditation
Accreditation is an efficient process of both self-assessment and independent external expert audit by professional medical entities, based on mandatory accreditation criteria and technical standards. Accreditation programs evaluate the qualifications of a provider’s personnel and safety policies specific to each imaging modality, the quality of clinical images and quality control processes, as well as the use of best practices and guidelines-driven protocols in delivering care.
Provisions for both accreditation and appropriateness criteria were included in last year’s Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), as positive policy solutions for ensuring proper utilization of medical imaging. These policies especially when coupled with the promise of health information technology offer an optimal solution for patients, providers and payers alike by ensuring the right scan is ordered for the right patient at the right time.
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01.12.12
AMIC Urges MedPAC to Consider Correlation between Inadequate Medicare Reimbursement for Medical Imaging and Adverse Patient Outcomes
Washington, D.C. – The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) must consider the potential downstream impact on beneficiaries’ access and health outcomes when advising Congress about physician payments, the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) said today.
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07.21.11
AMIC Applauds Senators For Defending Patient Access to Medical Imaging
Washington, D.C. – The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) today applauded the efforts of a bipartisan group of senators, led by Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI), who took a stand to protect patient access to medical imaging in a letter to President Obama.
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06.15.11
MEDPAC RECOMMENDATIONS THREATEN PATIENT ACCESS TO THE RIGHT SCAN AT THE RIGHT TIME
Washington, D.C. – The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) today said that despite acknowledging that advanced imaging services growth is flat, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) recommendations to reduce reimbursements for CT, MRI and PET services and impose prior authorization requirements will reduce patients’ access to life-saving diagnostic and therapeutic services. AMIC called on Congress to reject the recommendations.
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