Accreditation standards for medical imaging services
The rapid changes in the healthcare system, with revolutionary advancements in imaging, along with the lack of any existing imaging standards in our country, have raised the need for an accreditation structure. The Quality Council of India (QCI) has therefore introduced standards for medical imaging...
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| description | The rapid changes in the healthcare system, with revolutionary advancements in imaging, along with the lack of any existing imaging standards in our country, have raised the need for an accreditation structure. The Quality Council of India (QCI) has therefore introduced standards for medical imaging services, focusing on the control of services, personnel, imaging processes and procedures, facility and environment, equipment, and documentation, as well as risk control and safety. This article deals briefly with the standards structured by the QCI for accreditation of imaging services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-401671177a054c619e188678e1626b492022-12-21T22:31:06ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082010-04-012002899110.4103/0971-3026.63042Accreditation standards for medical imaging servicesZainab Zaidi0National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), Quality Council of India, 2nd floor, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-2, IndiaThe rapid changes in the healthcare system, with revolutionary advancements in imaging, along with the lack of any existing imaging standards in our country, have raised the need for an accreditation structure. The Quality Council of India (QCI) has therefore introduced standards for medical imaging services, focusing on the control of services, personnel, imaging processes and procedures, facility and environment, equipment, and documentation, as well as risk control and safety. This article deals briefly with the standards structured by the QCI for accreditation of imaging services.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.63042accreditationmedical imaging servicesnational accreditation board for hospital and healthcare providersquality council of india |
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