Required Documents and Processes Meeting the “Questions to Consider”: Criteria Content Document Process Document Self-Assessment Tools, Templates, and Standard on Site in Place Submitted Section 1: Standards regarding the Echocardiographic Examination Standard E1 Echocardiographic facilities will Are there protocols in place regarding the acquisition of images for every have established protocols modality? Are they available to be reviewed and have they been accepted that describe the components by all sonographers and physicians involved? of the comprehensive Template: Guidelines for ordering Echocardiography Exams examination. Protocol Standard E2 The comprehensive echo Does every comprehensive echo contain all of the imaging components exam. Every case study will mentioned in Standard E2? Please review Section 1 of the Standards for contain the full complement of complete views, measurements and Doppler. views including Doppler tracings and measurements. Standard E3 The comprehensive echo exam Does every echo contain all of the Doppler components listed in Standard with a Doppler assessment E3? component. Specific comments on the study quality relating to any technical deficiencies and or inadequate alignment will be included. Standard E4 The comprehensive Please refer to this template to ensure standard measurements are being examination will contain utilized for all comprehensive examinations. standard measurements. Standard measurements will be obtained and recorded by either M-mode of 2D for all studies, based on their situational strengths and limitations.
Criteria Content Meeting the Standard Self-Assessment Tools, Templates, and “Questions to Consider”: Required Documents and Processes Document on Site Process in Place Document Submitted Section 1: Standards regarding the Echocardiographic Examination Standard E1 Echocardiographic facilities will have established protocols that describe the components of the comprehensive examination. Are there protocols in place regarding the acquisition of images for every modality? Are they available to be reviewed and have they been accepted by all sonographers and physicians involved? Template: Guidelines for ordering Echocardiography Exams Protocol Standard E2 The comprehensive echo exam. Every case study will contain the full complement of views including Doppler tracings and measurements. Does every comprehensive echo contain all of the imaging components mentioned in Standard E2? Please review Section 1 of the Standards for complete views, measurements and Doppler. Standard E3 The comprehensive echo exam with a Doppler assessment component. Specific comments on the study quality relating to any technical deficiencies and or inadequate alignment will be included. Does every echo contain all of the Doppler components listed in Standard E3? Standard E4 The comprehensive examination will contain standard measurements. Standard measurements will be obtained and recorded by either M-mode of 2D for all studies, based on their situational strengths and limitations. Please refer to this template to ensure standard measurements are being utilized for all comprehensive examinations.
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