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Committee on Coding and Reimbursement
Committee Charges
To monitor, analyze, influence and disseminate information about coding and reimbursement policies and procedures that affect nuclear medicine; to actively participate in the development of coding and the use of coding that supports the utilization of nuclear medicine procedures in medical practice, such as CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS codes and APCs; to establish a working dialogue with regulators, particularly HCFA, and payers to effect change.
Conduct coding and reimbursement seminars.
Participate in AMA CPT, RUC and PEAC process to obtain appropriate codes, procedure descriptions and reimbursement rates for new and existing nuclear medicine procedures.
Work with NMAPC Task Force and others to obtain appropriate reimbursement for all nuclear medicine resources, including radiopharmaceuticals, under the APC system.
Work with CMS, Congress and local carriers and other medical intermediaries to ensure that appropriate nuclear medicine procedures are available to and attainable by the public.
Create Policy Documents.
Committee Members
Scott C. Bartley, MD (Committee Chairperson)
Gary L. Dillehay, MD,FACNM,FACR,FSNMMI (Vice-Chairperson)
Erin Grady, MD,CCD,FACNM,FSNMMI (Board Liaison)
Lee P. Adler, MD (Committee Member)
KG Bennet, MD, FACNM (Committee Member)
Terence Beven, MD, FACNM (Committee Member)
Dmitry D. Beyder, MPA, CNMT (Committee Member)
Sharmila Dorbala, MD (Committee Member)
Wayne E. Dunkle, CNMT, ARRT(R),(N) (Committee Member)
Darlene M. Fink-Bennett, MD, FACNM (Committee Member)
Munir Ghesani, MD, FACNM, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
Munir Ghesani, MD, FACNM, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
Erin Grady, MD,CCD,FACNM,FSNMMI (Committee Member)
Stephen A. Graves, PhD, DABR (Committee Member)
Eric Hu, MD, ABNM (Committee Member)
Alan H. Maurer, MD, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
Denise A. Merlino, CNMT,CPC,MBA,FSNMMIT (Committee Member)
Denise A. Merlino, CNMT,CPC,MBA,FSNMMIT (Committee Member)
Michael A. Morris, MD, MS (Committee Member)
Tricia L. Peters, BS, CNMT, PET,RT(CT) (Committee Member)
Lalitha Ramanna, MD, FACNM (Committee Member)
Lynne T. Roy, MBA, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS (Committee Member)
Ali Salavati, MD, MPH (Committee Member)
John P. Seitz, MD (Committee Member)
Akash Sharma, MD, MBA (Committee Member)
Akash Sharma, MD, MBA (Committee Member)
Barry A. Siegel, MD, FSNMMI, FACNM (Committee Member)
William A. Van Decker, MD (Committee Member)
Janice D. Van Dolsen, BHS, RT(N), CNMT (Committee Member)
Christina M. Arenas, JD, MPH (Liaison)
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