One American dies every 32 seconds of cardiovascular
disease, disorders of the heart and blood vessels.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of
death in the United States, costing society over
83.7 billion dollars each year in health services,
medications and lost work time due to disability.
Cardiac structure and flow information provided
by echocardiographic testing is useful in the
detection and management of many types of heart
disease. This noninvasive test has become one
of the standard diagnostic tools in cardiology
with an estimated 10 million echocardiograms performed
annually in the United States. Echocardiography
is a complex imaging technique that relies on
the experience and training of both the physician
and sonographer. Their interpretive and technical
abilities determine the diagnostic accuracy of
an echocardiographic examination. The Intersocietal
Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography
Laboratories (ICAEL) has developed an accreditation
program which evaluates the quality of these and
other critical elements of an echocardiography
laboratory.
Insight Echo Inc. was granted accreditation
by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation
of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL).
The laboratory is one of a growing number of echo
cardiography laboratories in the United States,
Canada and Puerto Rico to be so recognized for
its commitment to high quality patient care and
its provision of quality diagnostic testing.
The ICAEL was established with the support of
the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE),
the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the
Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (SOPE) to
provide a peer review mechanism to encourage and
recognize the provision of quality echocardiographic
diagnostic evaluations by a process of voluntary
accreditation. A non-profit organization, the
ICAEL is dedicated to ensuring high quality patient
care and to promoting health
care.
Participation in the accreditation process is
voluntary. Accreditation status signifies that
the facility has been reviewed by an independent
agency which recognizes the laboratory's commitment
to quality testing for the diagnosis of heart
disease.
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