Imaging Groups Worry CMS Is Preparing To Diminish Equipment Servicing Requirements
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The American College of Radiology, the Society for Vascular Ultrasound and the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography voiced anxiety about possible changes to CMS standards for hospital equipment servicing in letters obtained by “The Gray Sheet.”
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