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As your facility prepares to submit the Online Accreditation application, it’s important that you review your application for accuracy and ensure that you are submitting all of the necessary items. The IAC suggests applicant nuclear/PET facilities hold a Quality Improvement (QI) meeting prior to submission to review the entire application for accuracy and completeness.
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Here’s a brief summary of what you should have ready to submit:
Quick Checklist
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Facility Overview – Did you submit an overview of facility showing all current medical, technical and support staff (including
any unfilled positions) and their role and reporting responsibilities? |
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Procedure Volumes – Did you submit all of the necessary annual staff and facility procedure volume information? |
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Training/Experience Pathways for Staff – Does your staff meet one of the Training/Experience Pathways as required by the IAC Standards and Guidelines for Nuclear/PET Accreditation? |
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Certificate/Credential Information – Did you submit all of your staff’s necessary certificate/credential information as required by the IAC Standards and Guidelines for Nuclear/PET Accreditation? (i.e., ABNM, ABR, CBNC, or ABIM certificate(s) for interpreting medical staff, RT(N), CNMT or State License for technologists.) |
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CME/CE Information for ALL Staff Members – Did you enter the required amount of CE/CME into the Online Accreditation application for each staff member? |
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Required Documentation – Did you submit all of the required policies and/or protocols required? |
Once you hit send on your IAC Online Application, it is imported into the IAC database. Facilities have five days to submit the following via traceable postal mail to IAC | Nuclear/PET, 6021 University Blvd., Suite 500, Ellicott City, MD 21043:
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Case Studies (in duplicate) and Corresponding Final Reports - Have you properly prepared the necessary case studies for submission? |
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Quality Control Documentation - Did you submit all necessary QC documentation?
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IAC Accreditation Agreement - Is your Agreement filled out completely, signed and ready to submit?
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Signed Attestation Pages - Do you have signed attestation pages for all staff members? (e.g., Medical Director, Technical Director and medical and technical staff) |
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Fees (if paid by check) - Do you have your complete payment ready? (i.e., Accreditation Fee) |
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