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Intro to Radiography
Patient Care Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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Voluntary Peer process throught which an agency grants recognition to an institution for a program of study that meets specified criteria | Accreditation |
Founder of ASRT | Edd Jerman in 1920 |
2 Types of Accreditation? | Academic & Programmatic |
Responsible for Accreditation of Radiography and Radiation Therapy | JRCERT |
Responsible for accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Programs | JRCNMT |
Who Accredits JRCERT | US Dept of Education |
Accredits MRI, CT Ultrasound | JRCDMS |
3 Values of Accreditation | 1. Provides consumer protection; 2. Advances & enhances the profession; 3. Protects against compromise of educational quality |
Voluntary process through which an agency grants recognition to an individual upon demonstration, usually by examination of specialized professional skills | Certification |
Currently has over 315,000 registered technologists | ARRT |
Process by which a governmental agency (usually a state) grants permission to an individual to practice their profession. | Licensure |
1. Ensure quality information and treatment. 2. Lower Healthcare costs. 3. Improve safety of Radiologic procedures | Federal Minimum Standards |
Prominent national voice for Rad Techs & publishes "Radiologic Technology" | ASRT |
Promotes management in imaging services | AHRA (American Healthcare Radiology Administrators) |
Encourages the exchange of teaching concepts, to help establish minimum standards for teaching rad technologies and to advance education by encouraging educational research and technical writings by its members. | AEIRS |
Largest and oldest most active medical organization in the world | AMA |
Who certifies Radiologists? | ABR (American Board of Radiology) |