The Health Care Blog (THCB) Runs Editorial from Mednovus President, Tobias Gilk, Appealing to Joint Commission for MRI Safety Standard Enforcement

Leucadia, CA, January 21, 2009 --(PR.com)-- January 19th, 2009, the influential health policy website, The Health Care Blog, published an editorial by Mednovus' President and MRI Safety Director, Tobias Gilk, outlining years without any MRI physical safety standards and growing concerns about rates of MRI accidents, as a part of an appeal to the Joint Commission to follow-through on new risk-management criteria for accredited MRI providers.

The article, which appeared as a feature on the 19th, can be viewed on the blog's website:

http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2009/01/joint-commissio.html

The piece identifies a 185% increase in nationally-reported MRI accidents and calls on the Joint Commission to utilize this new tool, JCAHO's first, for the improvement in MRI safety.

"Stunning growth in MRI accident reports, Sentinel Event Alert #38, the new EC standards, and a desire to catch-up after 20 years of accrediting hospitals without applying MRI-specific safety standards should be all the motivation needed to spur serious improvements for the benefit of MRI patients, their families, as well as their caregivers."

The editorial is being jointly published by The Health Care Blog and Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare magazine.

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