S1E5 “MRI Safety Regulation”

As the Long Island neighbors said, “that should never happen,” and, “someone should be responsible.” So who had responsibilities to make sure that Nassau Open MRI was being run safely, and protecting the public from fatal MRI accidents? Between the feds, the State of New York, and Nassau County, *somebody* had MRI safety rules… right?

In this episode we take close looks at the MRI safety provisions and requirements of the different organizations, from the FDA and CMS, to national accreditation organizations like Joint Commission, to the State of New York, all the way down to the municipal requirements of Westbury, NY, and the staff at Nassau Open MRI.

What we’ll discover is that when it comes to MRI safety minimum rules, there effectively aren’t any. MRI is, from a patient safety standpoint, the ‘wild west’ with almost nothing assuring the safety of MRI patients or technologists.

Created and written by: CAIREreporting.org and Tobias “Toby” Gilk

Hosted by: Tobias “Toby” Gilk and John Posh

Music & Art: Reggie Battle

Production: Multitude

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