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What is the Medicare Appropriateness Criteria Demonstration Project?

April 26, 2017appropriateness criteria demonstration medicare project

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What is the Medicare Appropriateness Criteria Demonstration Project?

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The new Medicare law includes the establishment of a voluntary two-year Medicare demonstration project to assess the appropriate use of imaging services by January 1, 2010. The demonstration will collect data relating to physician compliance with appropriateness criteria in order to determine the appropriateness of advanced diagnostic imaging services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries.