United Healthcare
NEWLY UPDATED,
1/15/2008 - UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealthcare)
has released an announcement requiring all freestanding imaging
facilities and physician offices performing echocardiography procedures
to apply for accreditation, and has extended
its original deadline (3/1/2008) for this requirement until the
third quarter of 2008. Please note: UnitedHealthcare
has stated that freestanding imaging sites and/or provider clinics
with imaging equipment who have not received accreditation by the
above deadline, but have submitted their application to the ICAEL,
will be in a pending status and will be considered in compliance
with the accreditation program.
Would you like to know more about the UnitedHealthcare requirement?
For the details and official guidelines from UnitedHealthcare, please
visit their website section for Imaging
Accreditation. [Go to UnitedHealthcareOnline.com >
Clinician Resources > Radiology, and select Imaging
Accreditation from the vertical menu bar on the left.] Get answers
to common questions about the UnitedHealthcare policy in Imaging
Accreditation: Frequently Asked Questions. >>
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