Legal and Business Practices

We offer these resources to help ensure that your radiology practice business operations stay up-to-date in a changing legal environment.

Guide to Professional Practice of Clinical Medical Physics

This guide was created under the auspices of the Standards and Accreditation Committee of the ACR Commission on Medical Physics.
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HIPAA Compliance

ACR members and their practices must comply with HIPAA regulations that govern privacy and security of patient health information. The AMA has developed a HIPAA toolkit available free online.
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Teleradiology

Understand state and international medical and legal requirements around the practice of telemedicine and teleradiology.
Teleradiology Resources



Radiation Disaster Preparedness

Preparing for a radiation emergency, radiation health effects and accessing emergency assistance, as well as medical responses to bioterrorism.
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Medical-Legal Issues in Radiology Handbook

This handbook provides an overview of legal issues such as medical malpractice, contracts, regulatory concerns and medical-legal terminology.
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Contracts


Additional Resources


ACR Bulletin

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How do current issues in law and radiology affect your practice? The ACR Bulletin and the ACR Legal Office tackle relevant topics every month.

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State Attorney Referral

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We offer attorney referrals for radiologists and radiation oncologists who do not have representation or who would like to consult with a specialist in a particular area of the law such as medical staff bylaws.

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