RadSite has launched its new Remote Scanning Accreditation Program. Remote scanning has taken off in recent years to:

  • Promote patient safety
  • Mitigate the technologist shortage
  • Enhance patient access and convenience
  • Boost operational efficiency

  • Optimize image quality and safety by leveraging more experienced technologists

The RadSite Remote Scanning Standards:

  • Are the first national standards covering remote MRI and CT scanning

  • Are approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • Establish the qualifications and responsibilities of key staff

  • Identify key operational workflows between the originating and distant sites

  • Address important communication and technical requirements

  • Create a framework for quality assurance and the tracking of key performance indicators

  • Require compliance with state laws and regulations

Request Standards

Obtain RadSite’s Remote Scanning Standards and Guide, version 1.0, detailing qualifications, responsibilities, and workflows for remote scanning programs

Watch Webinars

Access RadSite’s on-demand webinar titled “RadSite Remote Scanning Accreditation Program Overview – 2025 Update,” covering key program aspects

View Guidance

Download the AHRA’s MR Remote Scanning Consideration Guidance Document, addressing staffing, safety, and regulatory considerations for MR remote scanning programs

Take Survey

Contribute to RadSite’s anonymous 15-minute survey to help track and report on industry trends related to remote scanning

To learn more about this new program, or to request an informational session, contact RadSite here

Background

In January 2021, RadSite developed an accreditation policy related to the use of remote imaging technologists for CT and MRI. The policy was approved by CMS in August 2021. Since its adoption, RadSite has required imaging suppliers with Remote Scanning Programs to self-attest that they comply with the policy.

In 2023, RadSite established a Remote Scanning Workgroup to collaborate with the RadSite Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Standards Committee. Together, they drafted the Remote Scanning Accreditation Program Standards and Guide, version 1.0. The new Remote Scanning Standards offer a detailed framework to support and evaluate Remote Scanning Programs. These Standards were reviewed and approved by RadSite’s Board of Directors and CMS in early 2025.

RadSite expects to announce its first wave of accredited remote scanning programs in the near future.

RadSite’s Remote Scanning Standards 

 RadSite’s Remote Scanning Accreditation Program Standards and Guide, v 1.0, covers the following 18 Standards. Contact RadSite to learn more about the standards, accreditation review process, and accreditation fees.   

Remote Scanning Standard 1.1 – Scope 

Remote Scanning Standard 1.2 – Authorization 

Remote Scanning Standard 1.3 – Policies and Procedures  

Remote Scanning Standard 1.4 – Regulatory Compliance  

Remote Scanning Standard 2.1 – Staffing Overview 

Remote Scanning Standard 2.2 – Medical Director 

Remote Scanning Standard 2.3 – Supervising Physician 

Remote Scanning Standard 2.4 – Remote Scanning Technologist 

Remote Scanning Standard 2.5 – CT In-Suite Aide 

Remote Scanning Standard 2.6 – MRI In-Suite Aide 

Remote Scanning Standard 3.1 – Technology Requirements 

Remote Scanning Standard 3.2 – Distant Site Requirements 

Remote Scanning Standard 3.3 – Visual and Audio Communications 

Remote Scanning Standard 3.4 – Connectivity 

Remote Scanning Standard 3.5 – Privacy and Security 

Remote Scanning Standard 4.1 – Quality Assurance (QA) Program 

Remote Scanning Standard 4.2 – Caseloads 

Remote Scanning Standard 4.3 – Performance Reporting  

Remote Scanning Resources

To learn more about Remote Scanning

  • To receive a copy of RadSite’s new Remote Scanning Standards, please contact RadSite here
  • View RadSite’s webinars on remote scanning here

    • ▶ “RadSite Remote Scanning Accreditation Program Overview – 2025 Update” featuring RadSite leadership and industry experts.
    • ▶ “Remote Scanning: Opportunities & Challenges” featuring two large image suppliers.
    • ▶ “RadSite Remote Scanning Accreditation Program Overview” featuring RadSite accreditation leadership.
  • To view or download, AHRA’s MR Remote Scanning Consideration Guidance Document, click here.

If you are involved in remote scanning, please fill out our anonymous survey as we track and report on industry trends. Click here to participate in the 15-minute survey.