Breaking News: UnitedHealth Group Extends Deadline Requiring Echo Accreditation

UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealthcare), regarding its announcement requiring all participating, freestanding imaging facilities and physician offices performing echocardiography procedures to apply for accreditation as a condition for reimbursement, has extended its original March 1, 2008 deadline for this requirement until the third quarter of 2008.

In the revised announcement, UnitedHealthcare states that, beginning in the third quarter of 2008, all participating, freestanding facilities and physician offices performing CT, CTA, MRI, MRA, Nuclear Medicine/Cardiology, PET, and Echocardiography will need to complete and submit an application in order to receive full payment.

Have Questions About UnitedHealthcare?

Would you like to know more about the UnitedHealthcare requirement? For the details and official guidelines from UnitedHealthcare:

• Visit the Imaging Accreditation section of the UnitedHealthcare website >>
  [Go to UnitedHealthcareOnline.com > Clinician Resources > Radiology, and select Imaging Accreditation from the vertical menu bar on the left.]
• View the additional section, Imaging Accreditation: Frequently Asked Questions >>
  [A link to this PDF file is provided at the bottom of the Imaging Accreditation main page.]
• Contact UnitedHealthcare at 800-637-5792 or via email at radiology@customerelation.com.

Have Questions About ICAEL Accreditation?

For help and information regarding the ICAEL accreditation process, laboratories are encouraged to visit the website at www.icael.org. Personalized assistance with the accreditation process can be obtained by calling the ICAEL office at 800-838-2110, or via email using the online staff directory.