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EFFECT OF ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENT ON ACCESS TO ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN OFFICE SETTINGS IS UNCLEAR IN CONTEXT OF OTHERPOLICY CHANGES
APPENDIX I: ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES IN OFFICE SETTINGS PER 1,000 MEDICARE FFS BENEFICIARIES, 2010-2012
Chapter 2: MEDICARE IMAGING ACCREDITATION: ESTABLISHING MINIMUM NATIONAL STANDARDS AND AN OVERSIGHT FRAMEWORK WOULD HELP ENSURE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES
CMS CURRENTLY RELIES ON EACH ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN STANDARDS
CMS’S CURRENT OVERSIGHT IS LIMITED
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AGENCY AND THIRD PARTY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION
Chapter 3: MEDICARE PART B IMAGING SERVICES: RAPID SPENDING GROWTH AND SHIFT TO PHYSICIAN OFFICES INDICATE NEED FOR CMS TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
IN RECENT 6-YEAR PERIOD, MEDICARE PART B EXPENDITURES FOR IMAGING SERVICES MORETHAN DOUBLED, AS USE OF ADVANCED IMAGING SERVICES GREW
SEVERAL SPENDING TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH IN-OFFICE IMAGING RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT INCENTIVES FOR PHYSICIANS TO OVERUSE SERVICES
TO MANAGE IMAGING EXPENDITURES, PRIVATE HEALTH CARE PLANS IN OUR STUDY USE CERTAIN PRACTICES TO CONSTRAIN SPENDING GROWTH
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AGENCY AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION
APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
APPENDIX II. MEDICARE SPENDING ON IMAGING SERVICES PAID FOR UNDER THE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE BY MODALITY, 2000 THROUGH 2006
APPENDIX III. MEDICARE IMAGING USE BY MODALITY, 2000 AND 2006
APPENDIX IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF GAO SAMPLE OF PRIVATE PLANS THAT ACTIVELY MANAGE IMAGING SERVICES (FEBRUARY 2008
Advanced Diagnostic Imaging: Analyses of Accreditation Issues
( Medical Procedures, Testing and Technology )
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