Today more than ever, patients are seeking evidence of quality and safety, as it relates to their health care. The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) is a nonprofit organization in operation to evaluate and accredit facilities that provide diagnostic imaging and intervention-based procedures, thus improving the quality of patient care provided in private offices, clinics and hospitals where such services are performed. Committed to its mission of Improving health care through accreditation® through a rigorous peer review process, the IAC has granted accreditation to more than 14,000 sites since its inception in 1991.

The IAC provides accreditation programs for:

To earn IAC accreditation, hospitals, physician offices, medical centers and imaging departments undergo a rigorous review of their operations as well as the evaluation of actual case studies and the corresponding reports. The IAC Quality Improvement (QI) Self-Assessment Tool provides facilities with a mechanism to evaluate their studies and receive a quantitative report targeting opportunities for improvements, leading to enhanced patient care.