Success Story: Large Multi-State Health System Shares PAMA Implementation Experience that Helps Meet Appropriate Use Criteria
A large, multi-state health system was challenged with choosing a solution to achieve the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) compliance, which requires that all advanced imaging services meet the appropriate use criteria (AUC) with a fully qualified Clinical Decision Support Mechanism (CDSM) to comply with the mandate.1
1 Appropriate Use Criteria Program (August 2020) available at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Appropriate-Use-Criteria-Program. Accessed: Aug. 17, 2020.