Frequently Asked Questions about Accreditation in Rockville Centre, NY
Mosaic Diagnostic Imaging Center has ACR accreditation, which is the gold standard when it comes to ensuring patients receive quality radiological care and diagnostic treatment. Our board-certified radiologist, Dr. Eric Feldmann, MD ensures that Mosaic Diagnostic Imaging facilities meet standards for imaging quality and safety. For more information, contact us or book an appointment online. We serve patients from Rockville Centre, NY and surrounding areas.
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What should I know about radiation safety?
Why should I have my imaging exam done at an accredited facility?
What does ACR accreditation mean?
What does the gold seal mean?
Before your imaging procedure be sure to ask your physician the following questions:
– Why is the test needed?
– How will having the test improve my care?
– Are there alternatives that do not use radiation and deliver similar results?
– Is the facility accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR)?
– Are pediatric and adult tests delivered using the appropriate radiation doses?
When you see the gold seals of accreditation prominently displayed in our imaging facility, you can be sure that you are in a facility that meets standards for imaging quality and safety. Look for the ACR Gold Seals of Accreditation.
To achieve the ACR Gold Standard of Accreditation, our facility’s personnel qualifications, equipment requirements, quality assurance, and quality control procedures have gone through a rigorous review process and have met specific qualifications. It’s important for patients to know that every aspect of the ACR accreditation process is overseen by board-certified, expert radiologists and medical physicists in advanced diagnostic imaging.
– Our facility has voluntarily gone through a vigorous review process to ensure that we meet nationally-accepted standards of care.
– Our personnel are well qualified, through education and certification, to perform mdical imaging, interpret your images, and administer your radiation therapy treatments.
– Our equipment is appropriate for the test or treatment you will receive, and our facility meets or exceeds quality assurance and safety guidelines.
When you see the ACR gold seal, you can rest assured that your prescribed imaging test will be done at a facility that has met the highest level of imaging quality and radiation safety. The facility and its personnel have gone through a comprehensive review to earn accreditation status by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the largest and oldest imaging accrediting body in the U.S. and a professional organization of 34,000 physicians.
For more information, contact our team of professionals at Mosaic Diagnostic Imaging or Book an appointment We serve patients from Rockville Centre, NY Lakeview NY, Baldwin NY, Malverne NY, Lynbrook NY, Hempstead NY, West Hempstead NY, South Hempstead NY, North Lynbrook NY, East Meadow NY, Oceanside NY and surrounding areas.