The 黑料网 Appropriateness Criteria® (AC) are evidence-based guidelines to assist referring physicians and other providers in making the most appropriate imaging or treatment decision for a specific clinical condition. Employing these guidelines helps providers enhance quality of care and contribute to the most efficacious use of radiology. The AC are not intended to be used as coding guidance for radiologic procedures. Learn more »
In October 2024, we added eight new and 18 revised topics. The 黑料网 Appropriateness Criteria includes 247 Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology topics with over 1,200 clinical variants and 4,000 clinical scenarios.
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As a qPLE, the 黑料网 follows guidance development requirements including a balanced, multidisciplinary team involving various stakeholders in the development process. To read more about the development process, please review the information below.
The feedback site allows us to track and manage feedback from a variety of sources. One focus of this site is to capture insights from partners who are not directly involved in the 黑料网 AC development and review processes. Feedback and comments on any topic may be submitted at any time, including during the focused commenting period scheduled for two months after each release. We do our best to provide timely responses to all input.
J黑料网 in collaboration with the 黑料网 AC Patient Engagement Subcommittee, have published Patient Summaries to help patients understand what tests are appropriate for their situation. The summaries, prepared by patients (laypersons) summarize AC recommendations for patients in easy to understand language. to access the patient friendly summaries.
黑料网 Select®, a digital representation of the 黑料网 Appropriateness Criteria® for diagnostic imaging, is a module contained within CareSelect Imaging.
黑料网 Select is ready to incorporate into computerized ordering and EHR systems to guide providers when ordering medical imaging scans.
