Thread: Interesting article from the New York Times
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Old 01-03-2009, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tgilk View Post
Though, now it appears that JCAHO accreditation will finally have something to say about MRI safety with the new Environment of Care (EC) standard which goes into effect in January of '09 which will, in essence, make Sentinel Event Alert #38 (MRI accidents and injuries) a de facto standard for MRI patient safety.

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We still do not have the clear picture of the number of MRI incidents in the U.S.
All MRI incidents need to reported without exceptions. Lets ask our representatives to pass a law mandating reporting of ALL MRI incidents.
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