MEDICARE
REIMBURSEMENT
AND THE VASCULAR LAB:
AN OVERVIEW
The
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) receives numerous
phone calls and e-mails each week from individuals who are concerned
with their laboratory's compliance to insurance carriers' payment policies.
Over the past few years, many states have adopted payment
policy for the reimbursement of noninvasive vascular procedures,
requiring either credentialing of individuals performing examinations
or accreditation of the laboratory.
A complete state-by-state
listing of payment policies of which the ICAVL is aware can
be found on this website under Payment Policies.
Tamara Sloper, IAC Marketing Director, is available to answer your general questions
about payment policy and reimbursement. She may be contacted
toll-free at 800-838-2110, or via email at sloper@intersocietal.org. |
REIMBURSEMENT AND THE ICAVL |
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THE ICAVL DOES:
Attempt
to stay abreast of payment policies as a service to the
vascular community.
Communicate
information to vascular laboratories about payment policies
(through the ICAVL website, Newsletter articles and other
mailings to laboratories).
Employ
knowledgeable staff to assist laboratories with basic
questions about payment policies.
Provide,
upon request, the same information to insurance carriers as we publish
in the accredited laboratory listing on the website. |
THE ICAVL DOES NOT:
Establish
rules or regulations for the insurance carriers.
Have
the authority to make decisions regarding implementation
dates, extensions, etc.
Have
responsibility for notifying providers of vascular testing
services of payment policies. |
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