Welcome
to the official website of the ICAVL.
Accreditation is a voluntary process, although reimbursement policies
have been enacted throughout the United States by Medicare and
other providers that require ICAVL Accreditation. This website
provides access to general information, technical articles, reimbursement
policies, and a list of accredited laboratories for the ICAVL. |
BREAKING
NEWS:
Accreditation Mandate Included in New Medicare Bill
IAC Commends the U.S. Congress for Passing the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
JULY 2008 | The U.S. Congress passed and upheld the Patients and Providers Act on July 9th and 15th, 2008. The bill requires that by 2012, providers of advanced diagnostic imaging services, inclusive of Nuclear Medicine, MR, CT, and PET, must obtain accreditation as a condition for reimbursement. In addition, it establishes a two year voluntary program to collect data regarding physician compliance with appropriateness criteria in order to determine the appropriateness of advanced diagnostic imaging services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries.
For details, please read the article on the IAC newsletter. >> |
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The
2007 ICAVL Standards Are Now Available
The ICAVL is pleased to announce the release of the 2007
Standards for Accreditation. To learn more and
download, please visit The
Standards page. >>
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Available
now!
The ICAVL has created a new series of webcasts entitled
Accreditation OnDemand. 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.
Go
to Accreditation OnDemand
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Problems
with the ICAVL application 3.0 version?
If
you are experiencing problems with the version of the ICAVL
application currently loaded on your computer, go to www.trainingwheels.com/icavl
and follow the instructions to download the most recent
update and for further information. |
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The ICAVL Standards Unveils Section on Screening
The section of the ICAVL Standards for Screening
was released effective October 2005 and is available here
on the website. Get more information regarding the ICAVL
and vascular screening from the ICAVL
position statement, or go directly to the Standards
page to download. |
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