Comprehensive Accreditation Services
RadSite continues to update its Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) Accreditation Programs™ with revisions to the standards and other enhancements.
RadSite has earned the reputation of being the most innovative and cost-effective choice for imaging accreditation. RadSite’s accreditation program covers all Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) modalities including CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine and PET.
RadSite’s Accreditation Program Standards version 3.3 cover
- Nuclear Medicine Accreditation (e.g., gamma cameras, SPECT, and SPECT/CT)
- PET Accreditation — Positron Emission Tomography Accreditation (e.g., PET, PET/CT, PET/MRI)
RadSite’s CBCT Accreditation Program Standards version 1.3 cover:
Stay tuned as RadSite develops new accreditation programs and pursues several research initiatives.
Each applicant will qualify for a general accreditation seal for each modality. In addition, each imaging provider may apply for and be recognized for specific clinical specialty modules under the Standards.
The specialty modules include:
Computed Tomography
– Angiography
– Body
– Cardiac
– Coronary Calcium Scoring
– Maxillofacial
– Musculoskeletal
– Neurologic
– Breast
– Maxillofacial
– Musculoskeletal
– Neurologic
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
– Angiography
– Body
– Breast
– Cardiac
– Functional
– Musculoskeletal
– Neurologic
Nuclear Medicine
– Body
– Cardiac
– Cardiac
– Inflammation (Infection)
– Neurologic
– Oncology
Questions?
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The Standards cover the following areas:
Imaging System
Assesses baseline imaging system requirements.
Professional Requirements
Evaluates personnel qualifications and job responsibilities for key positions.
Quality Assurance
Reviews quality assurance program and policies.
Imaging System
Assesses baseline imaging system requirements.
Professional Requirements
Evaluates personnel qualifications and job responsibilities for key positions.
Quality Assurance
Reviews quality assurance program and policies.
Policy Guidance
Ensures written policies and procedures are in place covering topics such as patient safety and regulatory compliance.
Technical Quality
Examines the quality of the images that each imaging system produces and evaluates the image exam report.
Physicist Reports
Submission of medical physicist reports and specific case studies for each imaging system to ensure quality.
Policy Guidance
Ensures written policies and procedures are in place covering topics such as patient safety and regulatory compliance.
Technical Quality
Examines the quality of the images that each imaging system produces and evaluates the image exam report.
Physicist Reports
Submission of medical physicist reports and specific case studies for each imaging system to ensure quality.
What is MIPPA?
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 requires all providers who bill CMS for advanced diagnostic imaging services under Part B of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to have been accredited by January 1, 2012, in order to continue to receive reimbursement for their services. The modalities covered under MIPPA are traditional CT, CBCT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine and PET.
Still have questions?
The RadSite Advantage
RadSite offers a number of benefits in support of its accreditation mission:
These benefits reinforce our mission—to contribute expertise to the imaging industry, not merely to approve or deny applications.
How does RadSite’s accreditation review process work exactly?
The Online Application
Secure Portal
Applicants can complete the RadSite accreditation application entirely online. Our portal delivers HIPAA-compliant access, and a wizard walks users through each step. Certain fields pre-populate to make the process even more streamlined and intuitive.
Online Image Upload
RadSite’s secure, online image uploader eliminates the need to mail bulky packages of CDs or to download clunky software. All clinical case studies and physics phantom images can be uploaded directly from your browser.
Multi-Site Efficiency
Imaging managers responsible for multiple sites can manage all applications with a single login. Aspects of the application consistent across different locations only have to be uploaded once. Previous information is conveniently stored for when you need to update or re-apply.
The Technical Evaluation
Clinical Images
RadSite’s clinical image requirements are customized for your business—while upholding proper standards and quality.
For example, RadSite typically requires three to four imaging case studies for each machine from a different body area or exam type. However, if your facility focuses on a particular specialty, we allow you to submit images according to the most common studies performed at your site.
This is in line with our real-world, consultative approach to accreditation.
Medical Physics
RadSite evaluates the latest annual medical physicist report and corresponding phantom images. Unlike other accreditation programs, RadSite does not require the purchase of a single specific phantom, but rather accepts several of the most common phantoms. The result? Providers will likely not have to purchase a phantom to complete our accreditation.