United Healthcare Extends Accreditation Deadline until “third quarter 2008”. Sites still advised to make haste with their accreditation applications. Click here for the latest information at the United Healthcare website.
New ACR CT Accreditation Program Patient Dose Limits go into effect on January 1, 2008. West Physics is happy to answer your questions or feel free to view the official announcement here.
ACR Develops Modular MRI Accreditation Program. Cardiac MRI module is the first to be released and is now available as of January 2008. Body, Head, MRA, Spine and Musculoskeletal modules to follow. Read the ACR official announcement here.
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) announces the availability of the ICACTL accreditation process for CT units beginning on November 1, 2007. West Physics selected as physics provider for one of the application pilot sites. Please contact us for additional information regarding this new United Healthcare-recognized accreditation program. Click here to go to the ICACTL web site.
ACR Revises Breast Ultrasound Accreditation Program Requirements effective October 1, 2007. Click here for the official ACR announcement.
United Healthcare will be requiring accreditation on CT, CTA, MRI, MRA, Nuclear Medicine/Cardiology, PET and Echocardiograpy procedures starting March 1, 2008. Click here to read the United Healthcare announcement.
Highmark BCBS (Pennsylvania) is requiring all sites in the state to obtain ACR accreditation or be in-progress with an application by January 2007 to maintain privileges for MRI and PET/CT.
ACR to begin accepting accreditation applications for 3T MRI Units - From ACR web site. Click here to view the official announcement.
ACR Discontinues R/F Accreditation Program - From ACR web site. Click here to view the official announcement.
UnitedHealth Group announces plans to promote ACR accreditation and appropriateness criteria for its network - From Diagnostic Imaging Online press report dated January 17, 2005. Click here to link to the story.
Florida MRI Centers face Tough New Accreditation and Licensure Requirements beginning May 1, 2004 - From Diagnostic Imaging Online press report dated January 23, 2004. Click here to link to the story.
ACR Cancels Orthopedic MRI Accreditation Program Plans - From AuntMinnie.com press report dated May 11, 2004. Click here to link to the story.
California Blue Shield will be requiring ACR MRI accreditation for reimbursement beginning June 14, 2004. - From provider letter dated February 2, 2004 provided by WPC client. Click here to see a copy of that letter.
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, serving New York, will be requiring ACR MRI accreditation for reimbursement beginning January 1, 2005. - From provider letter dated September 16, 2003. Click here to see a copy of that letter.
Univera Healthcare, serving New York, will be requiring ACR MRI accreditation for reimbursement beginning January 1, 2005. - From provider letter dated September 16, 2003. Click here to see a copy of that letter.
Oxford Health Plans, serving New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, will be requiring ACR CT and PET accreditation for reimbursement beginning February 2, 2004. - From provider letter dated February 21, 2003. Click here to see a copy of that letter.
Alabama Blue Cross and Blue Shield now requiring ACR MRI, CT, and PET accreditation for full reimbursement (Preferred Provider Status).
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