NEW TEE Coding For Proper Reimbursement
As many of you know and have been preparing for, 2017 marks the start of the MACRA programs and the many changes and complexities that are to come with them. To keep you in the loop, we
August 9, 2023
What’s wrong with this image?
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS IMAGE?
Modality: Carotid Vascular
View: Color Right ICA Prox
Measurement: RICA Prox – Peak/end diastolic velocity
8 Things to Know About Estimation of RAP via Echocardiography
Last week, we shared our new year resolutions which including writing more and inspiring more. So I am jumping right in by writing a blog on the correct method to estimate right atrial pressures (RAP) when calculating your RVSP during an echo. The American Society of Echocardiography has outlined the correct use of the Collapsibility Index to estimate RAP yet the majority of the echocardiograms that we review on a daily basis still have an RAP of 10 entered for every echo. After speaking with sonographers, most admit it’s either a bad habit or it is just what they were taught to do.
New Year, New Staff, New Blogs!
We would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year! As is the tradition, here at CardioServ we sat down to ponder our new year resolutions. After our brainstorming session we narrowed our list down to our favorite 6 Resolutions:
2016 Year in Review
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Wishing you all a Happy Holidays. We would like to give a big THANK YOU to all of our clients and social network friends. We appreciate your business and support throughout 2016. It’s been an exciting year for us at CardioServ. We underwent a re-branding that focused on “why” we do what we do. We love our new message of Inspiring Excellence in Imaging and we are committed to helping inspire all of you! Here’s a quick look back at 2016!
IAC’s New Sonographer Credentialing Requirement
ECHO AND VASCULAR LABS – ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW SONOGRAPHER CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS?
As you may be aware in January 2017 the latest changes to the Echo and Vascular accreditation standards as set forth by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission become effective. We have discussed the changes to the Quality Improvement Program in recent blogs. In this blog we will cover the changes to the sonographer credentialing and training requirements.
Aunt Minnie Feature Article: Imaging Accreditation with Quality and Ease Part 4
While vital for high-quality care, accreditation can be challenging and sometimes tedious for imaging departments. To help, this series of articles offers some tips for how to comply with the latest Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Quality Improvement (QI) requirements.
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission – New Audit Process!
I hope you had a chance to review the current and upcoming changes to the QI program. It’s good to know that come the New Year things will really start to get easier with just 2 report reviews and 2 AUCs per quarter instead of the usual 10 report reviews per quarter and 30 AUC annually. Phew!
Aunt Minnie Feature Article: Imaging Accreditation with Quality and Ease Part 3
While vital for high-quality care, imaging accreditation can be challenging and sometimes tedious for imaging departments. To help, this article series offers some tips for how to comply with the latest Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Quality Improvement (QI) requirements with quality and ease.
Changes Again with Echo Accreditation
We provide our software clients with weekly eTutoring and the next 2 weeks we are reviewing the recent echo accreditation changes to the QI program and to the random audits. We wanted to share this information with all of you. This week, we will briefly review both the current changes in effect and the new changes that will kick in January 2017.