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Multiple site refers to laboratory sites operated by the same corporation/entity
and meeting the following criteria, without exception:
1. All sites must have the same Medical Director and Technical
Director.
2. All physicians performing and/or interpreting any echocardiograms
at any of the sites must be included in the application for
accreditation in the Organization section.
3. All sonographers performing any echocardiograms at any of
the sites must be included in the application for accreditation.
4. All physicians and sonographers from all sites must participate
together in quality assurance and education programs, including
in-house conferences.
5. The sites all must have identical protocols.
ADDING A MULTIPLE SITE OR A MOBILE SERVICE
Laboratories wanting to add a multiple site and/or mobile service to an application
that has already been granted accreditation must complete the
multiple site / mobile service supplement and an updated equipment
table. If any physicians and/or sonographers have been hired
since accreditation was granted, it will be necessary to contact
the ICAEL office regarding the submission of staff forms and
representative cases for these staff members. In addition to
the multiple site / mobile service fee, there may be an added
fee to review the staff forms and representative cases. If the
added multiple site or mobile service is accepted into the laboratory's
accreditation, accreditation for the added multiple site or
mobile service will expire when the laboratory's original accreditation
expires.
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