Mount Desert Island Hospital is the first hospital in the nation to receive the Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellence (DICOE) recognition from the American College of Radiology.
The award is formal recognition for meeting a stringent set of standards in every aspect of medical imaging and was presented to Dr. Benson at Tuesday’s ACR annual meeting in Washington, DC.
In order to receive this elite distinction, facilities must be accredited by the ACR in all modalities or types of imaging they provide and in which the ACR offers an accreditation program. Then, an on-site team (comprised of a radiologist, a medical physicist and a radiologic technologist or ACR senior staff member) reviews all aspects of the facility’s operations, including — among other criteria — personnel, equipment specifications, outcomes measurement and quality control systems, safety policies, utilization reviews, facility management and patient outcomes. “Credit for this award goes to the team we have here. They really work well together,” Dr. Benson said
“The DICOE award, new in 2013, reflects excellence at multiple levels — the professional staff, the technology and the policies and procedures the organization follows — but, ultimately, it represents superior patient care,” said Debra Monticciolo, MD, chair of the American College of Radiology Quality and Safety Commission. “This is an achievement even beyond accreditation which, in itself, provides patients with high-quality diagnostic care. The DICOE recognition is synonymous with exceptional performance and a commitment to the most rigorous standards in all phases of the medical imaging enterprise.”
In addition to ACR accreditation in each modality, The Breast Center at MDI Hospital is also recognized as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence for undergoing a similar peer review process to ensure the highest levels of care are achieved in breast imaging procedures including mammography, breast ultrasound, and stereotactic biopsies.
MDI Hospital offers complete medical imaging services including MRI, CT, breast imaging, ultrasound, x-ray and molecular imaging.
