Why Get Accredited?
All facilities providing mammography must be certified by the FDA under the MQSA. To be certified, a facility must be accredited. The FDA has designated the ACR as an accrediting body.
Facilities seeking ACR accreditation in other modalities do so voluntarily, but for a variety of very good reasons:
- Peer review, educationally-focused evaluation of practice
- May document need for dedicated equipment, continuing education or qualified personnel
- Expert assessment of image quality
- Formal review may be used to meet criteria of ACS, state or federal government, or third-party payers
- Medicare and other payers have enacted reimbursement policies that may require accreditation
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