The following information appeared on, CMS.gov
The CMS Mandate governing the new Clinical Decision Support Mechanism (CDSM) and the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Pro-gram takes effect on January 1, 2022. Tasked with improving diagnostic accuracy for physicians when ordering advanced imaging, this new CMS Mandate is part of the “Protecting Access to Medicare Act” (PAMA) passed by Congress in 2014. The mandate was delayed from an effective date of January 1, 2021 because of the PHE.
