San Francisco / Washington / DC / Washington / D.C. / /
Company
Medicare & Medicaid Services / Radiology Outcomes Research Laboratory / Orthopaedic Surgery / Current Oversight Is Limited / /
Country
United States / / /
Facility
American College of Cardiology / American College of Radiology / Radiology Outcomes Research Laboratory / NPI PECOS PET TJC American College of Radiology / /
IndustryTerm
mid-cycle audits / magnetic resonance imaging / diagnostic imaging / mammography equipment / certain other diagnostic imaging services / magnetic resonance imaging nuclear medicine national provider identifier / imaging / nuclear medicine services / energy / metal / medical imaging capabilities / inaccurate imaging tests / accredited suppliers / /
MedicalCondition
heart disease / small tumors / burns / short-term injuries / cancer / diseases / /
MedicalTreatment
radiation / /
Organization
Joint Commission / Executive Action Agency / Food and Drug Administration / Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons / American Academy of Neurology / Each Accrediting Organization / U.S. government / GAO-13-246 Medicare Imaging Accreditation Abbreviations ACR ADI CMS CT FDA HHS IAC MedPAC MIPPA MQSA MRI NM NPI PECOS PET TJC American College of Radiology / Medicare Payment Advisory Commission / Food and Drug Administration Department of Health / Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance / American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery / MEDICARE / Intersocietal Accreditation Commission / Congress / American Society of Radiologic Technologists / Nuclear Regulatory Commission / American Association of Physicists / the American College / FDA / Department of Health and Human Services / American Society of Nuclear Cardiology / /
Person
James Cosgrove / / /
Position
Secretary of Health / physician / official / Governor / Administrator / /
ProgrammingLanguage
DC / /
ProvinceOrState
Maryland / Connecticut / New Mexico / California / /
Technology
radiation / X-ray / tomography / ultrasound / MRI / Diagnostic Imaging / magnetic resonance imaging / medical imaging / not use ionizing radiation / /
GAO[removed], Medicare Imaging Accreditation: Establishing Minimum National Standards and an Oversight Framework Would Help Ensure Quality and Safety of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services