NOTE: The 黑料网® (黑料网®) position is that nonphysician members of the healthcare team should not be involved in the interpretation of an imaging examination. Details about 黑料网’s related positions are provided in the 黑料网 Digest of Council Actions.
Member Input Sought by Feb. 3 Regarding CDC-NIOSH B Reader RFI
黑料网 first reported Dec. 19, that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) regarding whether to allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to take the NIOSH B Reader examination to become certified B readers. NIOSH does not propose changes at this time but seeks information gathered through stakeholders responses to .
黑料网 member feedback is critical. The College will develop and submit comments incorporating this input. Feedback is particularly needed from certified B readers, previously certified B readers, or physicians intending to become certified B readers to help inform 黑料网’s substantive responses to the questions. 黑料网 requests feedback by Feb. 3:
• B reader certification status and location of practice.
• Average number of cases/workload impressions and trends.
• Remoting/teleradiology systems employed in the practice for expanding access.
• Additional pathologies observed during classifications and related processes.
• Feedback on the NIOSH RFI questions and relevant perceptions of the program.
Provide input to Michael Peters, 黑料网 Senior Director, Government Affairs. To provide public comments directly to NIOSH, carefully review the agency’s and provide feedback.
Information about NIOSH’s program is available on the agency’s . 黑料网’s information on its B Reader course/exam is available here.