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Physician Practices
Elevate Cardiac Care: Empowering Physician Practices
Welcome to our Physician Practices page at Cardioserv, where we strive to empower medical professionals with the latest advancements and knowledge in cardiovascular imaging. Our commitment to excellence in imaging services is matched only by our dedication to supporting physicians in delivering exceptional patient care.
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Accreditation
Adult Echo
Currently, only the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission offers accreditation in echocardiography CardioServ helps you achieve accreditation in:
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
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Quality Improvement Programs
CardioServ can assist, or fully complete, all quality improvement measures, both for implementation and ongoing quarterly or annual measures,
- Report Completeness
- Report Timeliness
- Appropriate Use Criteria
- Clinical Correlation
- Case Study Review
- Quarterly/Annual QI Meetings
- Technical Quality
- Interpretive Quality
- Peer Review / Peer Learning
- Educational Feedback and Training
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Accreditation
Delayed Status
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) is not a pass/fail organization. If a facility does not meet all requirements, IAC issues a Delayed Status.
IAC provides a detailed list of any items that need to be addressed. CardioServ can address all these needs, work with your facility and submit the rectification package on your behalf.
CardioServ also helps you to address deficiencies identified through ACR and The Joint Commission
You will receive any necessary training during the rectification process to ensure full comprehension and ongoing compliance.
Accreditation
Audits
All accrediting organizations have an audit system. IAC issues mid-cycle online audits after a facility has earned accreditation, with a very few labs randomly selected for either a virtual or an on-site audit.
ACR requires you to remain audit ready as all ACR accredited facilities face the possibility of an unannounced site visit.
The Joint Commission performs an on-site audit (survey) of your facility prior to granting accreditation. Your surveyor will provide you with feedback and any follow up expectations.
CardioServ can assist you with your online, virtual or site visit audits.
Accreditation
Facility Changes
From time to time changes may occur within your facility that require adjustments to your current accreditation. CardioServ assists with all changes including:
- Additional Locations
- Additional Testing Areas
- Staff Changes
- Facility Name Change
- Ownership Change
- Equipment Changes
The implications of changes to your application depends on if you are accredited with IAC, ACR or TJC. CardioServ will guide you every step of the way.
Accreditation
Education and Training
Accreditation often identifies the need for clinical, technical and other educational and
self-improvement needs. CardioServ helps you with:
- Easy to take, no test to pass, relevant material,
- Print certificate upon completion
- Reported directly to ARDMS
- Review of individual case studies performed by your staff
- Individualized feedback and pertinent education
- Clinical training for the improvement of technical skills
- Master best practices for accreditation
- 4 weekly webinars
- 2 one-on-one meetings with accreditation consultant
Accreditation
MIPS
The process of accreditation is recognized by Medicare as an Improvement Activity to satisfy a component of the MIPS Improvement Activity score. CardioServ will assist with the implementation and documentation of the required 90 day activity and report via attestation to CMS.
Take advantage of activities you are already completing for accreditation to earn points towards your total MIPS score. Avoid -9% loss in Medicare reimbursement and aim for the highest points with the highest potential for positive reimbursement adjustments.
Accreditation
MOC
IAC has launched a Quality Improvement MOC Activity. Participants are eligible to receive 25 ABP and/or 20 ABIM Practice Assessment MOC Points.
Completion of this activity will also satisfy the ABR ‘Part IV: Participatory Quality Improvement (PQI)’ Activity requirement for a three-year period and/or the ABNM MOC Part 4 QI Activities annual requirement.
CardioServ will assist with the registration, implementation and documentation required to onvert your ongoing quality improvement program into MOC points.
Take advantage of activities you are already completing for accreditation to earn MOC points.
Accreditation
Adult Echo
Currently, only the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission offers accreditation in echocardiography CardioServ helps you achieve accreditation in:
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
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561-962-2319
Accreditation
Vascular Ultrasound
Both the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission and the American College of Radiology offer accreditation in vascular ultrasound. CardioServ helps you
achieve accreditation in:
- Carotid
- Arterial
- Venous
- Visceral
Accreditation
Nuclear Cardiology
Both the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission and the American College of Radiology offer accreditation in nuclear cardiology. CardioServ helps you achieve accreditation in:
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI)
- MUGA/ERNA (Gated Blood Pool)
- Cardiac PET
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Accreditation
Accrediting Bodies
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
Originally, known as: ICAEL (echo), ICAVL (vascular), ICANL (nuclear),
until incorporating all of its divisions into one organization (IAC) in 2008.
IAC requires the submission of abnormal case studies to ensure that
pathology is captured and interpreted correctly. There is a focus on report
completeness and quality improvement measures.
IAC is not a pass/fail organization but rather a Delayed Status is issued
for any facility not meeting the requirements with their first submission.
A detailed list of needed items is supplied by IAC, making rectification an
easy process.
American College of Radiology (ACR)
ACR provides accreditation in Vascular Ultrasound and Nuclear Cardiology.
ACR requires the submission of normal case studies, unlike IAC that
requires abnormal cases. With ACR there is a greater focus on the quality
control of medical equipment, to ensure quality diagnostic medical imaging.
ACR IS a pass/fail organization. There is a process to repeat your
accreditation after reviewing your deficiencies, but there is an additional fee
to re-apply.
Virtual or onsite audits are issued randomly to facilities. Not all facilities
receive an onsite audit but it is recommended to remain audit ready.
The Joint Commission (TJC)
The Joint Commission offers an Advanced Imaging Services Accreditation.
After submitting your application with TJC you will be assigned your own
Joint Commission account executive to help guide you through the process.
All facilities seeking accreditation through TJC require an onsite survey.
Any areas for improvement will be outlined by your surveyor and you have
30 days to address the concerns.
Quality Improvement FAQ
You Can Do It Plans require automatic online credit card payments.
CardioServ Help Plans require a signed contract and paper invoicing. Credit card payments can be arranged upon the execution of a signed contract.
- The Basic and Plus Plans have month-to-month fees and can be canceled at any time.
- The CardioServ Helps Plans have flat annual fees broken down into monthly payments. These plans require a signed contract.
- Assist = $4,788/yr = $399/month
- Advanced = $7,188/yr = $599/month
- Premium = $$11,280/yr = $940/month
The number of echo staff includes the number of sonographers that perform exams and the number of reading physicians. This represents the members of the medical and technical staff as it will be entered into your accreditation application.
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