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Inpatient Facility Coding & Compliance Alert

Joint Commission:

Prepare Now for New and Revised Diagnostic Imaging Standards

Published on Thu Jan 23, 2014

Changes to be implemented in two phases beginning July 2014. Diagnostic imaging standards for accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals, and other facilities will be changing in 2014, according to a mid-December announcement from The Joint Commission. Every hospital needs to be aware of the changes that become effective July 1, 2014, with additional requirements planned to be phased in by [...]
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