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Welcome to the official website of the ICANL. Accreditation is a voluntary process, although reimbursement policies have been enacted throughout the United States by Medicare and other providers that require ICANL accreditation. This website provides access to general information, technical articles, reimbursement policies and a list of accredited laboratories for the ICANL.

CMS Requires Accreditation by 2012
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The IAC Receives Designation by CMS as Accrediting Organization for MIPPA

JANUARY 26, 2010 | As part of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA), by January 1, 2012, all nonhospital providers of advanced diagnostic imaging, inclusive of Nuclear Medicine, MR, CT and PET, must obtain accreditation as a condition for reimbursement. The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) has been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to accredit suppliers seeking to furnish the technical component (TC) of advanced diagnostic imaging services under the Medicare program. Read more>>

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ICANL Announces the Release of the 2010 ICANL Standards

MARCH 2010 | The 2010 ICANL Standards become effective July 1, 2010. Laboratories may apply using either the new Standards or the 2008 version for a period of three months. Applications submitted after October 1, 2010 must be in compliance with the 2010 ICANL Standards.
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ICANL Welcomes New Sponsoring Organization ASRT

FEBRUARY 2010 | The ICANL is pleased to announce the addition of a new sponsoring organization, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT). The ASRT is represented by Cathy Tarcson, BS, RT(N) on the ICANL Board of Directors. Cathy has been an active site visitor/auditor and reviewer since 2007. She is currently an assistant professor of Nuclear Medicine at Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio. For more information about ASRT, visit www.asrt.org.

Imaging with Thallium-201 During the Technetium
Shortage Webinars Now Available as Webcasts

All live sessions of the "Imaging With Thallium-201 During the Technetium Shortage" webinar are now FULL. A recording of this webinar is now available as part of the ICANL Accreditation On Demand webcast series. View this new webcast On Demand | Imaging With Thallium-201 During the Technetium Shortage from the webcast page at Accreditation On Demand>>

Note: No CE credit is available for viewing the RECORDED webcast

ACC Announces Appropriate Use FOCUS Community

The FOCUS (Formation of Optimal Cardiovascular Utilization Strategies) Innovation Community is an American College of Cardiology national quality improvement initiative designed to help medical professionals use Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) to increase imaging appropriateness rates.
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Every Wednesday: ICANL Live Chat

~EACH WEDNESDAY FROM 12noon -12:30 p.m. EST~
You are invited! The ICANL will host a Live Chat/Q&A Session every Wednesday from 12noon — 12:30pm EST. Laboratories are encouraged to call in with their questions, listen in and interact with members of the ICANL staff. These sessions are part of the ongoing effort of the ICANL to reach out to labs with accreditation questions in a live, open forum.

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Phone: (877) 250-4160 Toll Free
Passcode: 7536717#

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Labs with questions about ICANL Live Chat are encouraged to
contact Teresa Mikler at mikler@intersocietal.org.

LIVE CHAT ARCHIVE
To view questions covered in previous live chats, visit our Live Chats page>>

QAPSP  

Emerging Technologies

JUNE 1, 2009 | The ICANL announced that it will accept accreditation applications from laboratories utilizing new technologies and other novel imaging approaches that, to date, are not included in the guidelines published by the professional societies.
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More details about the new Emerging Technologies Pathway and the new Quality Assessment Patient Simulator Program,
a joint program by the ICANL and the SNM, are now available in the QAPSP/Emerging Technologies section.>>

CMS to Conduct Hospital Revalidation Initiative

MARCH 2010 | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will conduct a revalidation effort that will ensure current enrollment information from all hospitals. The revalidation focuses on hospitals that have not updated their enrollment information with Medicare in more than 6 years.
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Molybdenum-99 Shortage as it Relates to ICANL Accreditation

UPDATED JULY 24, 2009 | The Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd. announced that due to the most recent data from the ongoing assessment of the National Research Universal (NRU) medical isotope reactor, the NRU will not return to service before late 2009. Learn how this shortage affects ICANL Laboratories.Read More>>

Paperless Submission

The ICANL is going green. In an effort to both streamline the accreditation process and preserve the environment, the ICANL Online Accreditation application process will become paperless with the October 1, 2009 application deadline. Read More>>

Applications Will Now Be Accepted At Any Time throughout the Year

In response to customers’ expressed needs, beginning April 1, 2009, laboratories may submit applications at anytime via the Online Accreditation application. Read More>>

Changes for CME

Lack of CME is the most common deficiency among applicant laboratories. In an attempt to assist laboratories with improving upon this deficient area, the ICANL Board of Directors has determined that beginning July 1, 2009, first time applicant laboratories will no longer be granted one year provisional status for inadequate CME.Read More>>

Reminder: Nuclear Cardiology Case Study Selection Requirements Have Changed

Effective January 1, 2009, laboratories applying for accreditation in RMPI are no longer required to follow the random selection criteria when submitting RMPI case studies. Instead, laboratories are required to represent their best work through submission of five (5) complete RMPI studies. In addition labs are required to submit 2 abnormal reports from each interpreting physician listed in the application. Read More>>

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The ICANL has created a series of webcasts entitled Accreditation On Demand. Now you can learn about accreditation at your leisure, 24 hours a day/7 days a week, for FREE. Choose a topic you wish to learn more about, sit back, and listen. Learning about the process of accreditation has never been so easy.
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New to Accreditation? Understand the ICANL Process
Is your laboratory new to ICANL accreditation? Learn more about the program in a summary of the key components of the ICANL process. Visit Getting Started>>

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