Dose Index Registry

The DIR enables participants to benchmark dose indices performance data against regional and national values using interactive reports. The report’s extensive filters facilitate pinpointing outlier exams and identifying performance patterns for further investigation to ensure high-quality exam performance and patient care.

DIR-CT dose indices reports have been available since 2011 and work is underway to include a full slate of fluoroscopy, digital radiography and nuclear medicine reports. The DIR automatically de-identifies exam and procedure data sent directly to the registry with modality-specific dose information.

The DIR offers quality measures to help fulfill Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting requirements. Participation also meets Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV  requirements of the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and the Joint Commission’s dose benchmark requirement .

Announcements:  

  1. Accurate exam and procedure name mapping is critical for DIR participating facilities to gain insight into their radiation dose levels overall and to obtain accurate comparisons with national benchmarks to drive quality improvement. View the second of our 3-part webinar series, All About Mapping, to learn from national experts about mapping methods for CT and fluoroscopy and best practices and pitfalls to avoid. Watch now.
  2. American College of Radiology® (ACR®) Dose Index Registry diagnostic reference levels for common pediatric CT scans can help imaging facilities and providers optimize radiation dose used in children’s imaging. Read the article.

New DIR Modules

The DIR has expanded beyond CT!  A new DIR Fluoroscopy module now enables facilities to gain insight about their fluoroscopy procedure dose performance. Efforts are underway to offer more modules including DIR Digital Radiography and DIR Nuclear Medicine.  Check out the DIR Features Knowledge Base article to learn about new module developments.

Facilities participating in one DIR module, can submit dose data to the other modules at no additional cost. 

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How to Participate


Visit the NRDR Knowledge Base article DIR Startup Guide for a  step-by-step approach to DIR participation—from assembling your team to reviewing your reports.  

Already a NRDR participant? Add the DIR to your facility registration. Only one registration is required to participate in any of the DIR modules.

Visit the the DIR Training Webinar Series page to view free webinars and other resources about the registry’s current opportunities and benefits, how to get the most value out of participation, and strategies for using feedback reports to improve your facility's processes for better patient care.

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Related Resources


Dose Index Registry Acknowledgements

The "Automated size-specific CT dose monitoring program: Assessing variability in CT dose" is courtesy of Duke University Clinical Imaging Physics Group. The details of the approach can be found in Christianson O, Li X, Frush DP, Samei E. Automated patient-specific CT dose monitoring system: assessing variability in CT dose. Medical Physics 39(11): 7131-7139. 2012.

The processing of non-RDSR dose screens for the Dose Index Registry is courtesy of PixelMed Publishing, LLC. The open source code of the PixelMed dose-related tools can be found at pixelmed.com.

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