In 2008, Congress passed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) which mandates that all Advance Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) providers are required to become accredited by January 1^st, 2012 in order to receive Medicare payments.  So, once this Jan deadline passes, unaccredited ADI providers billing Medicare for the technical component of designated procedures will not be paid!  

Here is an intriguing report by Frost and Sullivan on “Refurbished Medical Imaging Equipment – Growing Business During Lean Economy” presented in 2010 that is worth a read.  This report’s assessment about the opportunities for Refurbished Medical Imaging Equipment in Europe couldn’t be more “right on” in my opinion.  

When you see “ISO Certified” on a medical imaging company’s website or marketing materials, you may ask yourself 3 questions: 

Block Imaging underscored our recent press release announcing the formalization of a European office and the exclusive representation agreement with Mr. Christos Salvanos, by exhibiting for the first time ever at the ECR 2011 (European Congress of Radiology) annual meeting in Vienna.