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JRCERT Quality Improvement Plan

The JRCERT promotes excellence in education and elevates the quality and safety of patient ASRT
care through the accreditation of educational programs in radiography, radiation therapy,
magnetic resonance, and medical dosimetry. The JRCERT’s Quality Improvement Plan is Radiography
reviewed and revised as needed annually to assure continuous improvement. This plan is
comprised of four sections: Reliability, Validity, Timeliness, and Customer Satisfaction. Curriculum
Comprising each section are six goals and 11 outcomes and numerous measurement tools to
determine whether the outcomes met the identified benchmark. The plan also trends data Radiography programs are
over five years. The data is first analyzed by the leads of the Quality Improvement Team,
reminded that the
who then share the plan and analysis with the larger team. Further discussion and analysis is
documented and the plan with its analysis is then sent to the entire JRCERT staff for review. implementation date for the
Finally, an executive summary of the plan is sent to the JRCERT Board of Directors for review.
revised curriculum is fast

The measurement tools utilized range from internal database sources to survey results. Goal approaching. At its Spring 2022
1 is “To increase knowledge and understanding of the Standards” and Outcome 1.A is meeting, the JRCERT Board of
“Increased site visitor knowledge and understanding of the Standards.” To measure this
Directors adopted the
outcome, staff utilize Site Visitor Workshop Evaluations, and specifically a response stating
“The seminar increased my knowledge of the Standard.” Respondents give a numerical value American Society of Radiologic
on a Likert scale of 4.0, and the benchmark for this outcome is a composite score of 3.5. Out
Technologists’ 2022
of 58 responses, the composite score was a 3.7 and this benchmark was met. Staff continue
to work on improving site visitor workshops to ensure the site visitors have appropriate Radiography Curriculum. The
knowledge of the Standards. One such change was reducing the workshop from eight hours implementation date for the
to five hours but incorporating a LINK course to gain knowledge on the Standards outside of
the workshop itself. The workshop discusses commonly missed questions from the course revised curriculum is
and those objectives that may have more details than others. September 1, 2023.

Goal 5 is “To complete the accreditation process within timeframes identified in policy” and As identified in Objective 4.2 of
Outcome 5.A states “Completion of steps of the accreditation process in a timely fashion.” the Standards, accredited
The benchmark for this outcome is that site visits are scheduled within 90 days of the
radiography programs must
projected date. Projected dates are identified on award letters and ensure self-study reports
are submitted in a timely manner and an appropriate team is identified. In 2021, 108 site follow a JRCERT-adopted
visits took place and these visits took place an average of 61 days after the projected dates. curriculum. An adopted
This benchmark was met as site visits are now occurring on a more regular basis due to the
subsiding effects of the pandemic throughout 2022. Staff continue to work diligently to curriculum is defined as the
ensure site visits take place in a timely manner and the accreditation process remains timely. most recent ASRT Radiography

Curriculum.
JRCERT Organizational Report Please be sure to review the

revised curriculum, which is
The 2022 JRCERT Organizational Report is now available here and on the About JRCERT page
available on the ASRT website.
of the JRCERT website. The most recent Organizational Report, in addition to previous
reports, can be viewed in the same Flipbooks resource. The Organizational Report contains An updated JRCERT curriculum
information about the organization, the Board of Directors, JRCERT staff, and JRCERT site
analysis grid is available on the
visitors. The report also contains aggregate data about JRCERT-accredited programs in
JRCERT website under the
radiography, radiation therapy, medical dosimetry, and magnetic resonance. Data regarding
the number of students that pass the credentialing exam, the number of students finding Program Forms page of the
employment, the number of students completing programs, and the number of graduates
Program Faculty section.
and enrollments is collected from the Annual Reports. Please take the opportunity to read
this report and contact the JRCERT office if you should have any questions.

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