Is your medical imaging getting the recognition it deserves? Your team can now receive well-deserved recognition for outstanding diagnostic imaging and patient care.
The ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence™ achievement is a one-of-a-kind new program that takes your department or practice to the next level of imaging efficiency, safety and quality care.
Reach for the pinnacle of medical imaging care.
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Benefits
- Comprehensive assessment of the medical imaging facility, including structure and outcomes
- Participation in ACR registries at no cost
- Ongoing process for self-assessment
- Recognition that distinguishes your facility to providers, payers, patients and administrators
- Three-year status
- Customizable materials for local public relations and marketing
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Chair, ACR Quality & Safety Commission
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Mount Desert Island Hospital |
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Hacksensack University Medical Center
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Determine Eligibility & Program Guidelines
Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence Program Requirements » Revised 11/30/2015
A facility is eligible to receive the ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence designation if it meets the following basic criteria:
- ACR accreditation in all modalities provided for which ACR offers accreditation
- Participates in Dose Index Registry® and General Radiology Improvement Database
- Has pledged to Image Gently® and Image Wisely®
- Site survey assessing multiple areas of quality, safety, procedures and personnel by an ACR survey team that includes a radiologist, medical physicist and technologist working with your team members
Areas of Assessment
- Governance
- Personnel
- Facility organization and management
- Physical environment
- Equipment and IT infrastructure
- Radiation and general safety
- Quality management
- Policies and procedures
- Patient rights
- Medical records
The Diagnostic Imaging Center of excellence (DICOE) program adheres to the following program guidelines:
A healthcare network or a practice may include combination of locations (hospital, outpatient or free standing imaging centers). The DICOE designation is applicable to all locations within your practice included at the time of your application. These locations must be a part of one practice, which share common governance, policy, procedure, and radiologists group.
- If a practice or a group practice consists of more than five sites within a state, the DICOE survey team holds a right to survey an additional site of their choice. The DICOE site survey is planned within the same trip to minimize travel expenses.
- A separate application needs to be prepared for each state.
- A DICOE designated location can add additional sites (up to five) through the mid cycle of DICOE designation period. There will be an additional processing fee for each added site during the period.
- The DICOE team will request sites (or practice) to submit the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) within 90 days from the survey date.
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Payment Policy and Fees
Effective immediately all applications will be assessed in accordance with the new DICOE payment policy.
DICOE Payment Policy Revised January 1, 2019
- DICOE defines a Practice as a single hospital/group practice. As long as these locations are within one state, one application is sufficient. A single DICOE application includes a maximum of five locations within the state. Please calculate and submit the total application fee along with a copy of your application.
- Multi-state Radiology practices must complete a separate application for each state.
- DICOE surveyors are required to survey at least one location.
- Applicants agree to an on-site survey by a team that includes a radiologist, a medical physicist and ACR Staff.
- Applicants agree to pay for the surveyor’s travel and expenses
DICOE Fee Table
A DICOE Designation period is for three years. Please complete a separate application and fees for each state within USA.
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Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence (DICOE) PER STATE
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Application Cycle
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Number of Locations
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Fee
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Site Survey required (Y/N)
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Add Locations mid cycle**
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Initial/ Renewal
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1 to 5
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$3,000
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Yes
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$300/location- up to 5 locations
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6 to 10 sites
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add $2000
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Yes
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$300/location- up to 10 locations
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11 to 15 sites
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add $1000
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Yes
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$300/location- up to 15 locations
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16 or more sites
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add $1000 per five sites
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Yes
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$300 /location less than 4 additional locations
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Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence (DICOE) International
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Initial/ Renewal
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1 to 5
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$3,750
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Yes
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Will review the application on a case by case basis
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** Mid cycle is defined as 1.5 years from the date of DICOE designation.
Example 1:
Practice #1 – Applied for 15 locations within one state.
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First 1-5 locations
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$3000
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6-10 locations
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$2000
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11-15 locations
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$1000
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Total Fee
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$6000
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Example 2:
Practice #2 – Initial application included three locations. During mid- cycle, they add 2 locations.
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First 3 locations
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$3000
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Add 2 locations
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$600
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Total fee
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$3600
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Example 3:
Practice #3 – Original practice is in OH State and they need to add 3 locations in PA.
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First application for OH
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$3000
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Add 3 locations for PA
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$2000
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Total fee
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$5000
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Apply
Please click on the link below to complete an electronic Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence (DICOE) application form. Application is considered ‘complete’ only when the facility, modality and payment sheets are accurately filled.
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/d0b9fc4d17ca4d0f8f782838c0fbf513
Please follow the instructions for application and payment submission. If you have any questions please contact DICOE@acr.org or call 1-800-660-0145 extension 4542.