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HR 3705 113th Congress House

Excellence in Diagnostic Imaging Utilization Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish appropriateness requirements for certain advanced diagnostic imaging services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Health care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
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Dec 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 11, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 11, 2013
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 Latest action December 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Excellence in Diagnostic Imaging Utilization Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish appropriateness requirements for certain outpatient advanced diagnostic imaging services for which payment is made under the technical or professional component of the physicians' fee schedule or the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services.

Defines "applicable advanced diagnostic imaging services" as those for which defined appropriate use criteria (and related guidelines) have been: (1) developed or endorsed by national professional medical specialty societies, and (2) selected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in consultation with such societies and other stakeholders.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) qualify imaging appropriateness registries developed and maintained by such societies, (2) publish a list of qualified suppliers of approved electronic clinical decision support tools, and (3) establish standards for the approval of such tools.

Directs the Secretary, for the purpose of making incentive payments for quality reporting, to treat an eligible advanced diagnostic imaging services professional as satisfactorily submitting data on quality measures if, instead of reporting measures under the established quality reporting system, the professional demonstrates compliance with the registry submission or consultation requirements of this Act for at least 90% of claims for applicable advanced diagnostic imaging services submitted in the year. Limits this treatment to eligible professionals who furnish the technical or professional component of applicable advanced diagnostic imaging services or who order such services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3705: Excellence in Diagnostic Imaging Utilization Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3705/
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"H.R. 3705: Excellence in Diagnostic Imaging Utilization Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3705/.
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H.R. 3705, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3705/.
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