The American College of Radiology (ACR), founded in 1923, is a professional medical society representing nearly 40,000 diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists.
The ACR has 54 chapters in the United States, Canada and the Council of Affiliated Regional Radiation Oncology Societies (CARROS).[1]
The ACR Appropriateness Criteria (ACR AC) are evidence-based guidelines that assist referring physicians and other providers in making the most appropriate imaging or treatment decision for a specific clinical condition. The ACR AC includes 178 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 912 clinical variants and over 1,550 clinical scenarios.[citation needed]
ACR AC are available to all physicians via ACR Select, a module contained within CareSelect Imaging.
In creating the ACR AC, the ACR Task Force on Appropriateness Criteria incorporated attributes for developing acceptable medical practice guidelines used by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), as designed by the Institute of Medicine.[citation needed]
Data registriesedit
The ACR National Radiology Data Registry (NRDR) develops benchmarks and comparisons to help imaging facilities improve quality of patient care with its collection of registries related to a range of radiological procedures. The registries include:[citation needed]
NRDR was approved as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for 2018 MIPS Reporting.[citation needed]
Specialized medical educationedit
ACR Education Center – located in Reston, VA, offers specialized mini-fellowships in more than a dozen clinical areas.[3]
American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) – The AIRP conducts five courses for radiology residents and fellows, and seven categorical courses for practicing radiologists and other physicians each year in Silver Spring, MD.[4]
Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) – The RLI offers leadership and business management training specifically for radiologists.[5]
Publicationsedit
The Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR)[6] – The official journal of ACR.
ACR Bulletin – a monthly publication covering topics on radiology.
Collaborationsedit
The ACR provides patient information through the website Radiologyinfo.org,[7] co-produced by the Radiological Society of North America, to help patients understand how various radiology procedures and radiation therapy are performed.
Imaging 3.0edit
ACR's Imaging 3.0 initiative is a roadmap to transition the practice of radiology from volume-based to value-based care. Four main focus areas of Imaging 3.0 include;[8]
Integrated service environment – Integrating radiologists in the patient care continuum i.
New healthcare organizations – Participate in the design, maintenance, and management of these new health care organizations, such as PCMHs, ACOs, and those yet to be formed.
Patient-focused care – Ensure patients understand their options regarding medical imaging, offer radiology reports in terms, and provide basic education on imaging exams and preparation for them.
A network of tools and services – Expert advice from leading radiology, technology, and business consultants.
american, college, radiology, founded, 1923, professional, medical, society, representing, nearly, diagnostic, radiologists, radiation, oncologists, interventional, radiologists, nuclear, medicine, physicians, medical, physicists, chapters, united, states, can. The American College of Radiology ACR founded in 1923 is a professional medical society representing nearly 40 000 diagnostic radiologists radiation oncologists interventional radiologists nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists The ACR has 54 chapters in the United States Canada and the Council of Affiliated Regional Radiation Oncology Societies CARROS 1 Contents 1 Medical imaging accreditation 2 ACR Appropriateness Criteria 3 Data registries 4 Specialized medical education 5 Publications 6 Collaborations 7 Imaging 3 0 8 See also 9 ReferencesMedical imaging accreditation editThe ACR has accredited more than 39 000 medical imaging facilities 2 in 10 imaging modalities since 1987 including Breast MRI Breast Ultrasound Computed Tomography Mammography Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography Radiation Oncology Practice Stereotactic Breast Biopsy UltrasoundACR Appropriateness Criteria editThe ACR Appropriateness Criteria ACR AC are evidence based guidelines that assist referring physicians and other providers in making the most appropriate imaging or treatment decision for a specific clinical condition The ACR AC includes 178 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 912 clinical variants and over 1 550 clinical scenarios citation needed ACR AC are available to all physicians via ACR Select a module contained within CareSelect Imaging In creating the ACR AC the ACR Task Force on Appropriateness Criteria incorporated attributes for developing acceptable medical practice guidelines used by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ as designed by the Institute of Medicine citation needed Data registries editThe ACR National Radiology Data Registry NRDR develops benchmarks and comparisons to help imaging facilities improve quality of patient care with its collection of registries related to a range of radiological procedures The registries include citation needed CT Colonography CTC Registry Dose Index Registry DIR Interventional Radiology IR Registry General Radiology Improvement Database GRID Lung Cancer Screening Registry LCSR National Mammography Database NMD NRDR was approved as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry QCDR for 2018 MIPS Reporting citation needed Specialized medical education editACR Education Center located in Reston VA offers specialized mini fellowships in more than a dozen clinical areas 3 American Institute for Radiologic Pathology AIRP The AIRP conducts five courses for radiology residents and fellows and seven categorical courses for practicing radiologists and other physicians each year in Silver Spring MD 4 Radiology Leadership Institute RLI The RLI offers leadership and business management training specifically for radiologists 5 Publications editThe Journal of the American College of Radiology JACR 6 The official journal of ACR ACR Bulletin a monthly publication covering topics on radiology Collaborations editThe ACR provides patient information through the website Radiologyinfo org 7 co produced by the Radiological Society of North America to help patients understand how various radiology procedures and radiation therapy are performed Imaging 3 0 editACR s Imaging 3 0 initiative is a roadmap to transition the practice of radiology from volume based to value based care Four main focus areas of Imaging 3 0 include 8 Integrated service environment Integrating radiologists in the patient care continuum i New healthcare organizations Participate in the design maintenance and management of these new health care organizations such as PCMHs ACOs and those yet to be formed Patient focused care Ensure patients understand their options regarding medical imaging offer radiology reports in terms and provide basic education on imaging exams and preparation for them A network of tools and services Expert advice from leading radiology technology and business consultants See also editAmerican Board of RadiologyReferences edit nbsp Scholia has an author profile for American College of Radiology ACR Chapters www acr org Retrieved 2018 06 14 Accredited Facility Search www acraccreditation org ACR Education Center in Reston the World s Best Practice Simulator American College of Radiology www acr org Retrieved 2019 07 01 Home www airp org Radiology Leadership Institute www acr org Retrieved 2019 07 01 Journal of the American College of Radiology Home Page www jacr org Retrieved 2019 07 01 RadiologyInfo org www radiologyinfo org Retrieved 2018 06 14 Resources www acr org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American College of Radiology amp oldid 1187963434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
