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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.

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.

Aunt Minnie Feature Article: Imaging Accreditation with Quality and Ease: Part 1

While vital for high-quality care, accreditation can be challenging and sometimes tedious for imaging departments. To help, this new article series will offer some tips for how to comply with the latest Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Quality Improvement (QI) requirements with quality and ease, more specifically with test appropriateness and technical quality.

New Look, New Logo, New Message!

We are proud to announce the launch of our new company logo and share our vision for the new direction of our company. Our business has grown over the last 8 years and with that growth has come clarity over why we do what we do. Our new logo and tagline symbolizes our dynamic future and commitment to Inspiring Excellence in Imaging!

4 Steps to Mastering the Correct Way to Measure the LA Volume

In recent blogs we have reviewed the correct techniques for measuring the size of the left ventricle and the aorta. This week we will review the correct way to measure the left atrium. The updated standards on chamber quantification, released last year by the American Society of Echocardiography, provided new information and guidelines on correct measurement of the left atrium. There was a huge change to the reference range of the left atrial size.

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