Improving health care through accreditation AN UPDATE Stephen F. Daugherty, MD, FACS, RVT, RPhS.

Improving health care through accreditation

AN UPDATEAN UPDATE

Stephen F. Stephen F. Daugherty, MD, FACS, Daugherty, MD, FACS, RVT, RPhSRVT, RPhS


ISSUES• QUALITY OF CARE

– TRAINING– QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE– QUALITY MANAGEMENT

ARBITRARY INSUROR DENIALS TO QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS


IAC Vein Center - Sponsoring Organizations

American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Robert Weiss, MD

American College of Phlebology (ACP)Stephen F. Daugherty, MDDiana L. Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS

The American Venous Forum (AVF):Mark Meissner, MDLowell Kabnick, MD

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS):Marc Passman, MDDeepak Nair, MD

The Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU):Paula Heggerick, BS, RDMS, RVT, RPhS,

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR):Mark J. Garcia, MD Neil M. Khilnani, MD

The American College of Surgeons (ACS):John Blebea, MD

Society for Clinical Vascular SurgeryAlan Dietzek, MDEllen D. Dillavou, MD

The Society for Vascular MedicineThom Rooke, MD

IAC Vascular Testing Liaison:Lucy LaPerna, DO


IAC Vein Center Standards

• Organization• Procedures• Quality Improvement


ACCREDITATIONV.

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE


IAC Vein Center Timelines(probably too optimistic)

• 6-5-2012 – First Board of Directors meeting

• Standards and program development completion – year end 2012

• Pilot center testing – first quarter 2013• Program launch – June 2013


Areas of Vein Center Accreditation

• Superficial

• Deep

• Lymphatic


SUPERFICIAL VEINACCREDITATION

SCLEROTHERAPYENDOVENOUS ABLATIONMICROPHLEBECTOMYMANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC

VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY (C4-6)


WHAT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED• DIPLOMATE OF AMERICAN BOARD OF

PHLEBOLOGY• ULTRASOUND REGISTRY SUCH AS:

RPhSRVTRVSRPVI


ULTRASOUND REQUIREMENT• ACCREDITATION EITHER WITHIN THE

CENTER OR WITH AN EXTERNAL FACILITY WHICH PERFORMS THE DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUNDIAC-VASCULAR TESTING DIVISIONAMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY


How to Contact IAC Vein Center:

6021 University Boulevard, Suite 500Ellicott City, MD 21043Phone: 800.838.2110Fax: 800.581.7889

Sandra Katanick, [email protected]

Marge Hutchisson, RVT, RDCSDirector of [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Improving health care through accreditation AN UPDATE Stephen F. Daugherty, MD, FACS, RVT, RPhS.

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