tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 14

MEDICAL IMAGING: Johnson On Imaging: Who Says More Is Bad?

More use might not mean overuse, some say.The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission says Medicare should set national standards of expertise for providers who bill the program for performing and interpreting diagnostic imaging studies.Ways and Means Health Subcommittee chair Nancy Johnson (R-CT) is skeptical.Testifying before Johnson's panel on March 17, MedPAC Executive Director Mark Miller outlined the concerns that led MedPAC to advance its provider-credentialing proposal - which would also include standards for the machines themselves - as well as other recommendations designed to control imaging utilization. Miller said the volume of imaging services paid under Medicare's...

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