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JRCERT’s Strategic Planning Vision From a Radiology Management Perspective

Box References
JRCERT Strategic Plan 1. Essential guides to strategic planning. OnStrategy Web site.
http://onstrategyhq.com/resources/strategic-planning
1. Meet the accreditation needs of the profession, reflect the -process-basics/. Accessed August 20, 2016.
highest levels of volunteer and professional competency,
and achieve excellence in the accreditation process:
a. Develop new tools that represent best practices
for understanding how to achieve and maintain
accreditation.
b. Develop a timely, efficient, and effective accreditation
process.
c. Develop and expand the knowledge base of JRCERT staff
through regular continuing education.
d. Evaluate the accreditation standards to achieve
commendable accreditation status.
e. Develop standards that reflect the mission and values of
the JRCERT.
2. Promote and assure an understanding of the value of the
JRCERT accreditation process:
a. Pursue programmatic accreditation of all programs in the
radiologic sciences.
b. Gather information to be knowledgeable about state
and federal regulations and to promote programmatic
accreditation in all state regulations.

3. Address the changing social, economic, and regulatory
conditions affecting specialized accreditation:
a. Increase awareness of federal regulations that affect the
JRCERT as an accreditor, and respond to the external
environment to ensure continued success.
b. Ensure the strategic plan allows for flexibility and ease of
response to external pressures and changes.
4. Allow JRCERT the opportunity to grow and maintain
financial strength:
a. Explore cost-saving measures.
b. Evaluate the efficiency of the current accreditation
process (efficiency affects cost).
c. Enhance existing revenue streams.
d. Explore new revenue stream opportunities.

Jason Scott, MBA, R.T.(R)(MR), CRA, FAHRA, is
chief patient experience officer and director of the imaging/
pulmonary/neurodiagnostics/wound care department for
Witham Health Services in Lebanon, Indiana. He also serves
on the JRCERT board of directors. He can be contacted at
jscott@witham.org.

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