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The Breast MRI Accreditation Program provides facilities performing breast MRI procedures with peer review and constructive feedback on staff qualifications, equipment, quality control, quality assurance, MR safety policies and image quality.

01 Program Requirements

Before applying for accreditation, please review the documents below for a summary of the accreditation process and the modality-specific program requirements.

• Diagnostic Modality Accreditation Program Overview
• Breast MRI Accreditation Program Requirements Updated 10-4-17
• Additional Program Requirements for Medical Physicists/MR Scientists Updated 6-23-16
• Instructions for Uploading Images Updated 5-9-18

02 Frequently Asked Questions

• Breast MRI Accreditation Program FAQ Updated 10-4-17 
• General Accreditation FAQ

03 Register/Log In

First-time applicants for breast MRI accreditation: Use the link below to register with the online accreditation system.
Existing users: If you already have an account, please log in to access your facility records. If the login person has changed, please use the link below or contact BreastMRI-Accred@acr.org.

• Access the online accreditation system
  Log in to ACRedit to apply for, update or renew your accreditation. Effective July 1, 2016, ACR will discontinue support for browsers that do not meet minimum requirements for transmitting sensitive data. After this date, only the following browsers will be supported:
  • Google Chrome (version 22+)
  • Firefox (version 27+)
  • Safari (version 5+)
  • Internet Explorer (version 10+)
• Change user login
• Ownership Change/Facility ID Designation Form

04 Gather Data

Please use these documents and forms to gather data to be entered into the online testing package before sending images for review. Please note that these forms should not be submitted to the ACR for accreditation.

• Clinical Image Quality Guide
• Testing Instructions Updated 10-4-17
• Test Image Data Form
• MR Annual Equipment Evaluation Summary Form Updated 10-4-17
• Quality Assurance Questionnaire
• Testing Materials Checklist

05 Prepare for Site Visits

All outpatient facility providers of CT, MRI, breast MRI, nuclear medicine, and PET exams that bill under Part B of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule must be accredited in order to receive payment for the technical component of these services. The ACR will perform unannounced site surveys to validate compliance with accreditation criteria. We strongly advise sites to use the documents below to gather and organize information for these site surveys.

Prepare for validation site survey »