The Joint Commission has opened its proposed revisions for diagnostic imaging services requirements for comment until Oct. 24, according to an Ambulatory Buzz post.
The standards were supposed to take effect in 2015, but their launch was postponed to ensure the safety and quality of the proposed revisions.
The organization is asking for comments on the standards for three "highly technical" areas, including:
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The standards were supposed to take effect in 2015, but their launch was postponed to ensure the safety and quality of the proposed revisions.
The organization is asking for comments on the standards for three "highly technical" areas, including:
- Minimum qualifications for radiologic and nuclear medicine technologists who perform computed tomography exams.
- Orientation of technologists on safe practices related to the provision of diagnostic imaging.
- Documentation of CT radiation dose.
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