Bone and Joint Institute of South Georgia Earns ACR Accreditation
March 10, 2011 – Jesup, Georgia – The Bone and Joint Institute of South Georgia has been awarded the prestigious ACR Acreditation for its MRI facility as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology. MRI is the noninvasive medical test that utilizes magnetic fields to produce anatomical images of internal body parts to help physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions.
The ACR Gold Seal of Accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.
The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
The on-site Open MRI at the Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia is just one of the many ways Dr. Kenerly provides his patients with a convenient, comfortable experience while utilizing the most advanced imaging technology available. The Hitachi AIRIS II is a state-of-the-art high performance, premium open MRI scanner that delivers high quality orthopaedic imagery coupled with a more comfortable patient environment. “The ACR accreditation for our MRI unit represents my entire staff’s commitment to exceptional patient care and quality. I am honored that the American College of Radiology determined our MRI facility to be worthy of its Gold Seal Accreditation.” states Kenerly.
The Bone and Joint Institute of South Georgia, opened in 2010 by J. Lex Kenerly III MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, is located at 110 Professional Court in Jesup, Georgia. The 15,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility features on-site digital X-Ray, MRI and outpatient orthopaedic surgery center. BJISG also has a satellite office in Baxley at 110 E. Tollison St.