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TU‐A‐211‐01: ACR MRI Accreditation: Process and Pitfalls
Author(s) -
Price R
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.4735852
Subject(s) - accreditation , quality assurance , medicine , specialty , medical physicist , medical physics , process (computing) , pace , certification and accreditation , control (management) , quality (philosophy) , medical education , computer science , family medicine , artificial intelligence , pathology , geodesy , philosophy , external quality assessment , epistemology , geography , operating system
ACR MRI accreditation was initiated in 1996. Over the years, the accreditation process and requirements have evolved in order to keep pace with the rapidly changing MRI technology. This presentation will briefly review changes that have been initiated in response to the changing technology along with the evolving changes in the responsibilities of the Medical Physicist for providing advice and support for system performance, quality assurance and safety. Specific differences in the accreditation process between conventional general‐purpose MRI systems and specialty (extremity) systems used for anatomical imaging and systems used for breast imaging will be discussed. Additional requirements that have resulted from the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA), common reasons for accreditation failure and the anticipated changes and updates to the 2004 ACR MRI Quality Control Manual will also be discussed. Learning Objectives: 1. Review the responsibilities of the Medical Physicist in the accreditation process 2. Discuss the CMS/MIPPA accreditation requirements as of January 1, 2012. 3. Review differences in breast and specialty (extremity) system accreditation 4. Discuss common reasons for accreditation failure 5. Discuss anticipated changes and updates in the ACR MRI Quality Control Manual