Statistically Speaking [continued]
THE
WHO, WHAT, AND WHERE OF ICAEL ACCREDITED LABORATORIES
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the December 2006 issue
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Technical Director and Technical
Staff
The
average number of technical staff members in an accredited laboratory
is four.
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All laboratories must have a
Technical Director appointed. The Technical Director must
have an appropriate credential in echocardiography from the
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or
Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) by January
1, 2007 (figure 2).
CREDENTIALS OF TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:
- RDCS (Adult) - 66.4%
- RDCS (Pediatric) - 10.1%
- RCS - 9.5%
TECHNICAL STAFF:
- Total percentage of credentialed
sonographers - 61.0%
THE WHAT
23%
of accredited labs are granted accreditation for multiple sites
and 9.9% of the applicants have accredited a mobile component.
The
ICAEL currently offers accreditation in six areas of testing:
Adult Transthoracic, Adult Transesophageal, Adult
Stress, Pediatric Transthoracic, Pediatric Transesophageal,
and Fetal. Accreditation can be applied for and achieved
in up to six areas of testing.
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The
percentage of laboratories accredited in each area is
shown here and illustrated in the chart to the right (figure
3):
- Adult
Transthoracic - 94.3%
- Adult
Transesophageal - 23.3%
- Adult
Stress - 44.0%
- Pediatric
Transthoracic - 5.7%
- Pediatric
Transesophageal - 1.7%
- Fetal
- 2.9%
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THE WHERE
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ICAEL
accredited labs are located throughout the United States,
mainly located in both physician's offices and hospitals
(figure 4).
- Physician's
offices - 48.5%
- Hospitals
- 42.5%
The
number of ICAEL accredited laboratories in each state
is listed in the chart in the right sidebar.
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To
find out more information about how to become an ICAEL accredited
laboratory, please contact the ICAEL toll-free at 800-838-2110
or you may email Bev Gorman, ICAEL Technical Manager, at gorman@intersocietal.org.
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