About Us

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has designated RadSite as an official accrediting body for diagnostic imaging. RadSite is the most innovative and cost-effective choice for accreditation—with dynamic solutions that can take you into the future of healthcare.

A Trusted Partner—

With a Track Record of Proven Quality.

2005

In 2005, RadSite began its assessment program to promote quality and reduce the cost of diagnostic imaging.

2013

In 2013, after rigorous demonstration of its commitment to quality standards, RadSite was designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) as the newest accrediting organization under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA).

Expert Leadership

Garry Carneal, JD, MA

Chair, RadSite Advisory Board

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Garry Carneal, JD, MA, is a leading expert in healthcare. He has researched, written, and published extensively on quality, medical management, information technology, and regulatory trends. He has an established track record in helping trade associations, accreditation organizations, and other health-related businesses scale-up nationally. During his career, Mr. Carneal has brought to market over 20 accreditation programs that have been recognized by 45 states and three federal agencies.

In addition to being founder and CEO of Schooner Strategies, a healthcare-focused consulting firm, Mr. Carneal serves as the senior policy advisor to The Kennedy Forum as well as chair of the RadSite Advisory Board. He also serves on the Preventing Colorectal Cancer board and on several committees for the Case Management Society of America.

Mr. Carneal received an undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University, a master’s degree from Yale University, and a law degree from the University of Virginia.

Eliot Siegel, MD

Chief Quality Officer

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Dr. Siegel is an internationally recognized radiologist who serves as professor and vice chair at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, as well as chief of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine for the Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System, both in Baltimore, MD.

As chief quality officer, Dr. Siegel helps oversee and promote the integrity of all quality-based programs and research initiatives for RadSite. He also provides guidance for RadSite’s accreditation programs and internal quality improvement initiatives.

Dr. Siegel has written more than 200 articles and book chapters about PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) and digital imaging, and has edited six books on the subject, including Filmless Radiology and Security Issues in the Digital Medical Enterprise. He has presented more than 1,000 times worldwide on a broad range of topics involving the use of computers in medicine. He was named Researcher of the Year, Educator of the Year, and received multiple awards for innovation, including the Smithsonian Award.

Bruce Reiner, MD

Chief Medical Officer

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Dr. Reiner is a nationally respected expert in clinical radiology. He is known for his research, publications, and inventions. His experience spans more than 30 years and includes academic, government, and private practice settings. This diversity in practice served as a catalyst for his research on the pragmatic challenges facing the practice of radiology, as well as existing clinical and technical deficiencies. To date, he has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals.

In addition to his academic and research pursuits, Dr. Reiner has several medical patents to his credit, focusing on the areas of medical quality, safety, data mining, reporting, and communication. He has also consulted for numerous medical imaging and information systems organizations with an aim at creating innovative technologies focused on data-driven quality and safety improvements.

As a patient advocate, Dr. Reiner remains focused on helping to create quality and safety standards in industry and practice – to enhance clinical outcomes, patient education, and healthcare economics.

Phillip W. Patton, PhD, CHP, DABR, DABSNM

Chief Physics Officer

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Phillip W. Patton has conducted research in a wide variety of medical imaging and cancer treatment projects. His early work involved modeling and exploring improved methods of imaging and treating cancer in the skeleton. His efforts were responsible for improvements in the Monte Carlo modeling code for radiation transport and measured doses to bone and bone marrow to validate the modeling effort. Dr. Patton also worked extensively to model and develop experimental measurements for doses received during high energy X-ray interrogation of cargo containers for Homeland Security applications. He devised a unique combination of radiation measurements in air with human-simulating phantoms embedded with TLDs. President and CEO of LBT Radiation Physics Consulting, Ltd., Dr. Patton is a Certified Health Physicist (2006), a Diplomat of the American Board of Radiology (2009), a Diplomat of the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine (2011), and a Licensed Medical Physicist. He was a professor of health physics at UNLV from 2000 – 2011. Dr. Patton’s work has been published in such professional journals as Health Physics, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, and Medical Physics.

Jonathan Ramirez, BS, RT (R) (CT)

Director of Sales

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Mr. Ramirez is the Director of Sales for RadSite. He is responsible for general operations, strategic marketing, driving sales nationally, and establishing key business relationships.

Prior to joining RadSite, Mr. Ramirez worked in Alzheimer’s research for Avid Radiopharmaceutials, Inc. Mr. Ramirez has hands-on experience in drug development and imaging core lab environments. He was involved in all stages of Avid’s clinical trial process from the first human study to filing an NDA submission, and from preclinical trial through phases I-III. He participated in the approval of Amyvid from 2008-2012, which was a novel PET imaging agent in the detection of β amyloid, and is critical to the detection of Alzheimer’s disease. In his role at Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, his responsibilities included overseeing the collection of PET imaging data on a national level and international level from PET, PET/CT, PET/MRI cameras of equipment manufacturers.

In addition, he worked as a sales specialist with a leading Oncology visualization company, Intrasense, using CT technology.

Mr. Ramirez earned his BS in Radiological Sciences from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. He is a licensed technologist of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) with certifications in Radiography (R) and Computed Tomography (CT) and brings 10 years of experience to RadSite.

Julie Irons, HIA, HCSA

Manager of Accreditation

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As manager of accreditation, Ms. Irons manages all aspects of the applicant’s experience from initial contact to application set-up, review, and the awarding of the accreditation. Ms. Irons also manages RadSite’s Accreditation Committee, which oversees the review and approval of all MAP applicants. Ms. Irons came to RadSite with 15 years of experience as an account and education manager at URAC, a nationally recognized healthcare accrediting body.

Ms. Irons earned the Health Insurance Associate (HIA) and the Healthcare Customer Service Associate (HCSA) credentials through the America’s Health Insurance Plan (AHIP) Insurance Education programs.

RadSite’s MIPPA Accreditation Program (MAP) is a detailed process for ADI imaging modalities and requires thorough documentation and verification of facilities and licensure.

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What’s Next?

Can accreditation be real-time? Can it be value-based? What about a performance dashboard? These are the questions now surfacing, and CMS is actively seeking ideas on making standards more meaningful.

RadSite has the experience and the forward-thinking strategy to drive these kinds of innovations. Our position papers, our contributions to governing bodies, our advocacy and outreach—these efforts distinguish RadSite as a thought-leader in the industry. It’s accreditation reinvented.