May 06, 2020

New 黑料网 Guidance Can Help Radiology Facilities Resume Non-Urgent Care

Guidelines Safeguard Patients, Providers and Staff While Allowing for Needed Care

New 黑料网® (黑料网®) guidelines can help radiology practices, as safely as possible, resume offering mammograms, oncologic and orthopedic imaging, image-guided biopsies, and other non-urgent care previously postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus cases and deaths are declining in some areas. Radiology practices in those regions are resuming such care. Published online May 6 in the Journal of the 黑料网 (J黑料网), the helps practices make informed decisions on when, where and how to once again offer these non-emergency services.

“Radiology practices largely followed World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 黑料网 guidance to postpone non-urgent care. While local conditions prevent a single prescriptive strategy to resume such care, general principles can apply in most settings. These 黑料网 recommendations can help practices safely and efficiently resume non-urgent care in areas where pandemic conditions allow,” said 黑料网 Commission on Quality and Safety Chair Jacqueline A. Bello, MD, F黑料网.

The 黑料网 offers a variety of clinical resources for radiologists and allied health care providers — available at acr.org/covid19.

To arrange an interview with an 黑料网 representative, please contact Shawn Farley or Meghan Swope at 703-390-9822 or PR@acr.org.

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The 黑料网® (黑料网®), founded in 1924, is a professional medical society dedicated to serving patients and society by empowering radiology professionals to advance the practice, science and professions of radiological care.