West Physics is the premier solutions provider for facilities wishing to pursue the prestigious American College of Radiology (ACR) accreditation. We can help you with MRI, CT, PET, PET/CT, SPECT, mammography, and ultrasound accreditations. Our visits include phantom scanning (and clinical scanning for MRI if requested), staff training, and assistance throughout the entire process. Our staff has unparalleled training and experience in helping clients successfully apply for and properly maintain their ACR accreditation.
In the MRI arena, whether you have a 0.2T open system or a 3.0T high-field, our physicists DO NOT GIVE UP on you or your magnet. Even after well over 1,000 accreditations, we have a 99.8% success rate in getting our client’s machines to pass the process. This is why we are one of the only physics service providers in existence to offer a full guarantee on our services and your results. Click here for more information on our exceptional suite of ACR MRI services.
In the CT space, our physicists understand the complex intricacies of proper ACR application preparation as well as the scanning of the ACR phantom. We employ the very finest CT dosimetry testing equipment to ensure that the accuracy of your CT radiation dose calculations are beyond question. With West Physics, you get the highest possible level of expertise and service provided at an attractive price.
For PET (or PET/CT) and SPECT accreditation, West Physics was among the very first consulting firms to develop expertise in the ACR process, and we also can provide application assistance for IAC Nuclear/PET accreditation applications. And, of course, in mammography, you can rest assured that your accreditation and ongoing support will be provided by a board-certified and FDA-approved senior medical physicist.
Simply put, no other medical physics consulting firm in existence has both the breadth and depth to support your ACR accreditation needs. Let us show you why even major equipment vendors recommend West Physics to their customers for ACR accreditation services – they know it will be done right the very first time.
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West Physics is uniquely qualified to help imaging providers prepare for RadSite’s accreditation programs covering advanced diagnostic imaging, also referred to as the MIPPA Accreditation Programs (MAP). RadSite’s accreditation programs are recognized by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and over 300 private payers.
Over the past decade, RadSite has worked with West Physics to help optimize its quality benchmarking programs. In addition, RadSite regularly calls on West Physics to gain insights on several imaging trends associated with physics testing and reporting.
West Physics provides medical physics testing and application assistance for RadSite’s traditional Computed Tomography (CT), Cone Beam CT (CBCT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine (NM), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT) accreditation programs. Please call us for more detailed information on each modalities’ specialty modules.
West Physics is recommended by RadSite because of their extensive knowledge and understanding of the RadSite accreditation requirements including the technical component. Because of that, we are able to help imaging providers navigate their way through the accreditation process with as little stress and frustration as possible.
Using our own online image uploading software, our dedicated RadSite administrative consultant will work hand in hand with your facility personnel, to complete each element of the very thorough accreditation requirements.
West Physics will be with you every step of the way from application setup to the very last step of earning your RadSite accreditation seal!
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If your facility chooses to pursue accreditation for its MRI, CT or Nuclear Medicine program through the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), West Physics can help expedite and ease the process. We have assisted more clients in achieving successful IAC accreditation than any other medical physics firm in the world, and we were the very first physics company to achieve IAC accreditation for a cone-beam CT scanner.
IAC accreditation has unique challenges and complexities and our clients count on us to help walk them through the process step-by-step. Our dedicated IAC administrative consultant works hand in hand with your facility personnel, and in concert with your West Physics medical physicist, to complete each element of the lengthy application process.
West Physics has a long history working with the IAC staff to hone our survey procedures, written materials, and application assistance so that we can move you through the process quickly and efficiently – no wasted time, no major hit to your organization’s productivity, and no mistakes.
Don’t go it alone or use a physicist that just does a survey and leaves the rest to you.
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On June 25, 2018, The Joint Commission published updated imaging standards for accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and office-based surgery centers providing fluoroscopy services. Five new standards, which impact facilities performing general and interventional fluoroscopy services, took effect on January 1, 2019 in addition to two more standards that were revised on July 1, 2018, and mandate a broad range of quality and safety activities and practices. Joint Commission accredited facilities will be expected to comply with these new standards in addition to any other applicable state or federal regulations, or applicable ACR or IAC accreditation standards.
The two revised 2018 Elements of Performance (EPs) address the Environment of Care (EC) area. These are:
- EC.02.02.01 – Organization manages risks related to hazardous materials and waste
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- EP 7. The organization minimizes risks associated with the selection and use of hazardous energy sources, including x-ray equipment. This EP now includes shielding for fluoroscopy.
- EP 17. The results of staff dosimetry monitoring are reviewed at least quarterly by the radiation safety officer, a diagnostic medical physicist, or a health physicist. This EP now includes dosimetry from fluoroscopy services.
The five new 2019 Elements of Performance (EPs) that came into effect January 1, 2019 are:
- EC.02.04.03 – Organization inspects, tests, and maintains medical equipment
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- EP 34. A diagnostic medical physicist conducts an annual performance evaluation of fluoroscopic imaging equipment.
- HR.01.05.03 – Staff participate in ongoing education and training
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- EP 15. Accredited organization verifies and documents that individuals (including physicians, non-physicians, and ancillary personnel) who use fluoroscopic equipment participate in ongoing annual radiation safety education.
- PC.01.02.15 – Organization provides for diagnostic testing
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- EP 13. The accredited organization ensures the cumulative-air kerma or kerma area product is documented in a retrievable format, or if the equipment is incapable of recording those metrics, fluoroscopy time and number of images.
- PC.02.01.01 – Organization provides care, treatment, and services for each patient
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- EP 30. The accredited organization identifies radiation exposure and skin dose threshold levels.
- PI.02.01.01 – Organization complies and analyzes data
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- EP 20. The accredited organization reviews and analyzes instances where the radiation exposure and skin threshold levels identified by the organization are exceeded.
Additionally, if a facility has not previously been required to appoint a Radiation Safety Officer, the following new EP in the Leadership (LD) category also applies:
- LD.04.01.05 – Organization effectively manages its programs. services, or sites
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- EP 25. The organization designates an individual to serve as the radiation safety officer, who is responsible for making certain that radiologic services are provided in accordance with law, regulation, and organizational policy.
West Physics has unique expertise and experience to help facilities comply with ALL of these new standards and we have developed a set of services for individual facilities as well as networks to efficiently and quickly address the standards. Whether you require assistance with only those new requirements that specifically require a medical physicist, or you prefer a turn-key integrated solution (to include all required equipment testing, staff training, establishing dose thresholds, RSO services, etc.), West Physics is capable of meeting your needs.
Ensure complete success during your next Joint Commission accreditation survey by selecting a medical and health physics provider that not only has a reputation as the premier provider of medical and health physics services in the nation, but also has intimate knowledge of the new standards and how to effectively and efficiently comply with them. Our physicists look forward to helping you meet the new standards in a simple, stress-free and cost-effective manner.
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