Accreditation Status and Geographic Location of Outpatient Echocardiographic Testing Facilities Among Medicare Beneficiaries: The VALUE-ECHO Study.
Scott C BrownKefeng WangChuanhui DongLi YiCarolina Marinovic GutierrezMarco R Di TullioMary Beth FarrellPamela BurgessHeather L GornikNaomi M HamburgLaurence NeedlemanDavid OrsinelliSusana RobisonTatjana RundekPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)
Almost all outpatient echocardiographic facilities billed by Medicare are IAC accredited. This accreditation rate is substantially higher than previously reported for US outpatient vascular testing facilities (13% IAC accredited). The uniformity of imaging and interpretation protocols from a single accrediting body is important to facilitate optimal cardiovascular care.
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