System-Wide Echocardiography Accreditation: Physician Perceptions and Concerns

Echocardiography accreditation at outpatient imaging facilities has been reported to improve diagnostic quality, reduce interpretative variability, and increase imaging appropriateness.1-3 Historically, outpatient echocardiography facilities have individually applied for Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) accreditation. However, some health systems have recently experimented with “system-wide accreditation,” in which all of a hospital's affiliated echocardiography facilities apply for accreditation under the same IAC application and standards.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - December 17, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Benjamin Pockros, Aniksha Balamurugan, Jacob Radparvar, Jon A. Chilingerian, Mylan Cohen Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research