The Bone & Joint Clinic, PC at 206 Bedford Way, Franklin, TN has been awarded a three year term of accreditation in MRI as a result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology. The Bone & Joint Clinic, PC is the one of the few open MRI facilities in middle Tennessee to achieve this distinction.

The American College of Radiology is a national organization servicing more than 30,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, and medical physicists, with programs focusing on the practice of radiology and the delivery of comprehensive health services. The ACR Committee on MRI Accreditation evaluates and accredits MRI practices in hospitals and in Private offices across the United States.

The ACR awards accreditation to an MRI practice for the achievement of high practice standards after a voluntary evaluation of its practice. Evaluations are conducted by radiologists and physicists who are member so the ACR with special expertise in MRI. They assess the quality of the work being performed as well as the qualification of the personnel involved. The reviewers report their findings to the ACR’s MRI Accreditation Committee, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report.