| Categories: MRI Accreditation | Author: Resonant Healthcare Imaging Solutions | 0
Assembling the right team is one of the most important steps you can take to increase your facility’s chances of obtaining its MRI accreditation. Although your MRI accreditation team likely will include some internal personnel, many facilities decide to hire a third-party MRI accreditation coordinator or consultant to provide guidance and support during the process.
Although hiring an MRI accreditation coordinator or consultant is an added expense, many facilities find that the benefits far outweigh the cost. However, before your facility decides to hire an MRI accreditation coordinator / consultant, it is important to have a clear understanding of what they do and how they might be able to help.
In addition to sharing their knowledge and expertise, MRI accreditation coordinators and consultants typically handle MRI accreditation-related tasks on behalf of the facility and help the facility avoid costly mistakes and omissions. Depending on the unique needs of your facility, MRI accreditation coordinators / consultants can provide a range of services including:
Requirements for MRI accreditation will vary depending on the specific modality and type of accreditation your facility has decided to pursue. Because these requirements can be complex, many facilities hire a qualified MRI accreditation coordinator or consultant to walk them through an MRI accreditation readiness assessment before they start the accreditation process.
An MRI accreditation readiness assessment will help to determine whether your facility can meet all accreditation requirements before applying for accreditation, and it will give your facility a leg up after the accreditation application clock begins ticking.
An MRI accreditation readiness assessment will help to determine whether your facility can meet all accreditation requirements before applying for accreditation, and it will give your facility a leg up after the accreditation application clock begins ticking.
By conducting an MRI accreditation readiness assessment, your MRI accreditation coordinator or consultant will be able to identify what your facility is doing well and areas for improvement. By identifying deficiencies in advance of application, your facility will have ample time to remedy the problems and hire other industry experts such as a physics expert / service engineer to help, if needed.
To prepare for MRI accreditation, your MRI accreditation coordinator / consultant can help you select your team, gather required submission materials, and choose the best possible case studies to satisfy accreditation requirements. Many facilities find that having an idea of what case studies they might want to include makes it easier to evaluate them and make final selections when submission deadlines are looming.
If your facility participated in an MRI accreditation readiness assessment, your MRI accreditation coordinator or consultant will use those results to advise you on any corrective actions that you will need to implement before your facility completes its accreditation application.
Although most MRI accreditation organizations now accept online applications, facilities are nonetheless responsible for making sure that the application is complete and accurate. Your MRI accreditation coordinator / consultant can assist your facility with this important, but sometimes time-consuming, step by ensuring that your facility provides all required application information.
Your MRI accreditation coordinator or consultant also can advise your facility on which accreditation to pursue and help you select the specific modalities that will be most beneficial to your business.
After your accreditation application is complete, your facility will be required to provide detailed information on all aspects of the facility’s operation, including personnel and their training, quality-control procedures, quality-assurance programs, and equipment testing.
Your facility also will be required to submit clinical images or case studies. Depending on the type of accreditation you are pursuing, you may be required to send images for specific modalities and other documentation including scanning protocols, patient reports, phantom images, and dose measurements.
Your MRI accreditation coordinator / consultant will help your facility make sure that all required documentation and images meet accreditation requirements and are provided on time. Additionally, he or she will review your documentation and images to ensure that there are no errors or omissions.
Because your accreditation organization can decide to conduct a site visit at any time during the accreditation process, your MRI accreditation coordinator or consultant can help you to be prepared by making sure that you have access to all required documentation and that your facility is fully equipped to implement all required policies and procedures.
Regardless of where you are in the MRI accreditation process, your MRI accreditation coordinator’s / consultant’s main goals are to streamline the process and help your facility save time and money. By preparing in advance, ensuring that accreditation requirements are met, and adhering to deadlines, an MRI accreditation coordinator or consultant can increase the chances that the MRI accreditation process will be simple and painless for your facility.
Whether this is your first time navigating the MRI accreditation process or you are seeking renewal, the MRI specialists at Resonant can provide the services you need to make the process simple and efficient. For more information or to schedule a free consultation with a Resonant expert, please contact us.
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