Posts In Category "ACR Accreditation"

Audit: 1 in 11 Wisconsin doctors can’t prove CME compliance

  Jun 18th, 2015   -     ACR Accreditation, News   -  

According to a June 13 Wisconsin State Journal article, nearly one in 11 licensed Wisconsin physicians randomly selected in an audit by state regulators was not in compliance with continuing education requirements.  The article points out that 8% non-compliance is especially troubling for a state that has the nation’s lowest continuing medical education requirement: 30 credits […] Read More →

ACR Accreditation Process

  Mar 5th, 2014   -     ACR Accreditation   -  

According to The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), physicians, non-physician practitioners and independent diagnostic facilities must be accredited in order to bill and be paid for certain advanced diagnostic imaging services by Medicare. Those services include: Computerized Tomography, Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging The Center for […] Read More →