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Author name: Judith Buckland

Focused Ultrasound Opens Doors to New Treatments for Cardiovascular Diseases

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Focused ultrasound (FUS) made headlines in the United States recently with the FDA approval of the therapy for ablation of prostate cancer. As the Education director at an accreditation consulting firm specializing in diagnostic imaging, I was immediately intrigued by this new form of treatment and wanted to know how it could be used to potentially treat cardiovascular diseases.

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TEE Probe Leak Test

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Back in July 2013, one of the revisions to the IAC Standards and Guidelines included “the structural and electrical integrity of the transducer must be checked between each use, using an ultrasound transducer leakage tester.” This revision becomes effective December 31st, 2015. That’s great, but why do we have to do this? What is a leakage tester? How does it work? Where can I get one?

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ICD-10 for Cardiologists

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Doctors’ offices, hospitals and everyone covered under HIPPA will be making the much anticipated switch to the ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. The number of diagnostic codes will increase from 14,000 to 70,000. What does this mean for a cardiology department or office? This new coding system has the potential to better identify public health problems and manage disease and outcomes. However, under ICD-10, there will be 845 codes for angioplasty! How can cardiologists understand and be prepared for the changes? Read on for the general and cardiology specific changes occurring and how you can be ready.

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Echo and Vascular Accreditation Update 2015

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Will you be accrediting or reaccrediting with IAC soon? The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) has released updates to adult echo and vascular testing accreditation to become effective February 2016. Included are changes in credentialing and quality improvement that you will want to know about before your next accreditation! Check out this article highlighting the major differences in the new standards.

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Echo Case Study: What’s That on the Mitral Valve? Name that Pathology!

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As a community committed to inspiring excellence in imaging we thought it would be useful to share some interesting echo case studies so that we can all learn together. Please reach out to us with any interesting studies that you would like to share! Matthew Cox, BS, RDCS from OSF Heathcare in Illinois was kind enough to share an interesting echo case study he was involved with.

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Things Needed To Rule Out a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)

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A Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) It is a slit-like defect resulting from an incomplete fusion of the foramen ovale within the atrial septum. 20-25% of the population have a PFO and echocardiography is often used to diagnosis it. This week we will review the 4 things needed to rule out a PFO during an echo bubble- study.

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The surprising truth about Echo Accreditation

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When you think of CardioServ, the first thing that often comes to mind is our blogs! We strive to inspire excellence in imaging, and a big part of that is through education. What you may not realize is that for the past 13 years, we have been helping clients across the nation earn the recognition of echo accreditation, vascular and nuclear cardiology. This week we will share the surprising truth about echo accreditation that we discovered along the way.

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