AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY

RESEARCH - ACR CONDUCTS RESEARCH OF MEDICAL IMAGING SPANNING ALL ASPECTS OF DIAGNOSTIC INTERVENTIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY TO INCLUDE THE CLINICAL USE OF RADIOLOGY PROCEDURES TO DETECT AND TREAT DISEASE. ACR ALSO CONDUCTS HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH RELATED TO USE AND OUTCOMES OF RADIOLOGIC IMAGING. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH IS PROVIDED BY FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL SPONSORS THROUGH GRANTS AND CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE DETAILS OF THE ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECT PORTFOLIO ACR VARY OVER TIME. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS THESE PROJECTS INVOLVED CLINICAL TRIALS ENROLLING OVER 110,000 PATIENTS; AND OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES INVOLVING OVER 120,000 PEOPLE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE MAJORITY OF RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON CANCER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND COVID AND RESULTS OF RESEARCH ARE TYPICALLY REPORTED IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. IN ADDITION, ACR'S EFFORTS HAVE LED TO FDA APPROVAL OF SEVERAL IMAGING PRODUCTS AND IMAGING PLATFORMS WHICH HAVE APPLICATION TO MULTIPLE DISEASES AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AI ALGORITHMS WHICH ARE ENHANCING CLINICAL PRACTICE.

QUALITY AND SAFETY - ACR DEVELOPS AND UPDATES NATIONAL CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR RADIOLOGY (SUCH AS PRACTICE PARAMETERS AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND APPROPRIATENESS CRITERIA) IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY CLINICAL AND IMAGING MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES, DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND REGISTRIES TO PROMOTE QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY. ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT IN 9 DIFFERENT AREAS OF FOCUS (MODALITIES). SERVING APPROX 38K ACTIVE ACCREDITED ENTITIES WITH 50K ACCREDITED UNITS. 4,500 FACILITIES ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN DATA REGISTRIES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ACR Q&S AFFECTS PRACTICALLY EVERY PERSON IN THE US - MOST PEOPLE HAVE AT LEAST ONE IMAGING EXAM DURING THEIR LIFETIME AND WHEN THEY DO, ACR GUIDELINES, ACCREDITATION, AND QUALITY PROGRAMS GUIDE, VALIDATE, AND SUPPORT THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF THEIR CARE.