Sample Contract:
ICANL APPLICATION SERVICES:
Associates in Medical Physics, LLC (AMP) agrees to supply the following
services:
• AMP will acquire data needed to prepare the ICANL (Intersocietal
Commission on the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories) application.
An initial site visit will be required prior to the start of preparation
of the application.
• Assist with the development of policies, procedures and protocols
to meet the Standards of the ICANL.
• Advise in selection of equipment and supplies to meet ICANL Standards.
• Provide consulting and reference assistance for instituting ICANL’s
Standards into the nuclear medicine program. Site visits may be necessary
to assist in implementing the Standards.
• Limited assistance in establishment of a radiological health
program and record system in accordance with ICANL Standards.
CONSULTING SERVICES:
Associates in Medical Physics, LLC (AMP) agrees to supply the following
services:
AMP will visit your facility semi-annually to:
a. Offer consultation on problems pertaining to your ICANL Program.
b. Confirm that the medical director and technical director are meeting
required responsibilities.
c. Review radioactive materials license for accuracy to meet ICANL standards.
d. Review continuing education records of medical and technical staff
to assure adequacy of standards.
e. Review quality assurance evaluations on scintillation camera(s), uptake
probe and well detector units, as time and patient schedules permit.
f. Review clinical protocols for accuracy of daily practice. This will
include observation of the technical staff.
g. Sample patient reports for conformity of reporting by all interpreters.
h. Administrative, technical and interpretive quality assessment will
be evaluated. This will include the review of questionnaires offered to
referring physicians and patient satisfaction forms, technical reproducibility
and medical staff peer review records.
