Part V: Focus on the patient and the echocardiographic product
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Part V: Focus on the Patient and the Echocardiographic Product For successful CQIto begin and be sustained, at- tention should always be focused on the patient and the resulting echocardiographic product (study and interpretation). 1. Patients are entitled to correct and complete diagnoses, compassionate attention, and prompt and reliable service. 2. The echocardiographic product should be under constant review. Viewing the echocar- diographic study as a work product (the con- duct of the procedure from beginning to end, the accuracy and consistency of results) is always helpful in understanding the CQI process. Patients and echocardiographic products always have complex interrelationships that should be as- sessed and studied during CQL Part VI: References and Notes 1. Sahn DJ, DeMaria A, Weyman A, Kisslo JA. Recom- mendations regarding quantitation in M-mode echocardiography: results of a survey of echocar- diographic measurements--a report from the Ameri- can Society of Echocardiography. Circulation 1978;58:1072-83. 2. Henry WL, DeMaria A, Gramiak R, et al. Report of the American Society of Echocardiography Commit- tee on Nomenclature and Standards in Two-Dimen- sional Echocardiography. Circulation 1980;62:212- 5. 3. Martin RP, Kisslo J, Quinones MA, et al. Report of the American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Physician Training in Adult M-Mode and Two-Dimen- sional Echocardiography. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1982. 4. Filly K, Hagen-Ansert S, Hagan A, et al. Report of the American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Education and Training of the Echocardiographer ( Car- diac Sonographer). Raleigh, North Carolina: Ameri- can Society of Echocardiography, 1982; and Medical Ultrasound 1983;7:769. 5. Henry WL, DeMaria A, Feigenbaum H, et al. Report of the American Society of Echocardiography Com- mittee on Nomenclature and Standards: identification of myocardial wall segments. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1982. 6. Bonm~er WJ, Shah P, Allen H, Meltzer R, Kisslo J. The safety of contrast echocardiography. J Am Coil Cardiol 1984;3:6-13. 7. Bommer WJ, Shah P, Allen H, Meltzer R, Kisslo J. Report of the Committee on Contrast Echocar- diography of the American Society of Echocar- diography. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1984. 8. Peariman AS, Gard.in JM, Martin RP, et al. Guidelines for optimal physician training in echocardiography: recommendations of the American Society of Echocar- diography Committee for Physician Training in Echocardiography. Am J Cardio11987;60:158-63. 9. Pearlman AS, Gardin JM, Martin RP, et al. Guidelines for physician training in transesophageal echocar- diography: recommendations of the American Soci- ety of Echocardiography Committee for Physician Trailfing in Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1992;5:187-94. 10. Gardner CJ, Brown S, Hagen-Ansert S, etal. Edu- cational outline in echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography. 3rd ed. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1987. 11. Gardner CJ, Brown S, Hagen-Aaxsert S, et ai. Guide- lines for cardiac sonographer education: report of the American Society ofEchocardiography Sonographer Education and Training Committee. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1992;5:635-9. 12. Sahn DJ, Baker DW, DeMaria A, et al. Report of the American Sodety of Echocardiography Doppler Stan- dards and Nomenclature Committee: recommenda- tions for terminology and display for Doppler echocardiography. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1982. 13. Silverman NH, Sahn DJ, Allen HD. Report of the Standards Committee on Nomenclature of the Soci- ety of Pediatric Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography: nomenclature for car- diac septa. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Soci- ety of Echocardiography, 1986. 14. Meyer RA, Hagler D, Huhta J, Smallhorn J, Snider R, Williams tL Guidelines for physician training in pe- diatric echocardiography: recommendations of the So- ciety of Pediatric Echocardiography Committee on Physician Training. Am J Cardio11987;60:164-5. 15. Popp RL, Winters WL, Williams SV, et al. Clinical com- petence in adult echocardiography: a statement for physicians from the ACP/ACC/AHA Task Force on Clinical Privileges in Cardiology. J Am Coil Cardiol 1990;15:1465-8. (Participating organizations: Ameri- can College of Physicians, American College of Cardiol- ogy, and American Heart Association.) Journal of the Aanerican Society of Echocardiography Volume 8 Number 5, Part 2 Part VI: References/Notes $19
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Part V: Focus o n the Patient and the
E c h o c a r d i o g r a p h i c Product
For successful C Q I t o begin and be sustained, at- tent ion should always be focused on the pat ient and the result ing echocardiographic p roduc t (s tudy and interpretation). 1. Pat ients are ent i t led to correct and complete
diagnoses, compassionate at tention, and p r o m p t and reliable service.
2. The echocardiographic p roduc t should be under constant review. Viewing the echocar-
d iographic s tudy as a w o r k p roduc t ( the con- duct o f the procedure f rom beginning to end, the accuracy and consistency o f results) is always helpful in unders tanding the CQI process. Pat ients and echocardiographic products always
have complex interre la t ionships tha t should be as- sessed and studied du r ing CQL
Part VI: References and Notes
1. Sahn DJ, DeMaria A, Weyman A, Kisslo JA. Recom- mendat ions regarding quanti ta t ion in M-mode echocardiography: results of a survey of echocar- diographic measurements--a report from the Ameri- can Society o f Echocardiography. Circulat ion 1978;58:1072-83.
2. Henry WL, DeMaria A, Gramiak R, et al. Report of the American Society of Echocardiography Commit- tee on Nomenclature and Standards in Two-Dimen- sional Echocardiography. Circulation 1980;62:212- 5.
3. Martin RP, Kisslo J, Quinones MA, et al. Report of the American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Physician Training in Adult M-Mode and Two-Dimen- sional Echocardiography. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1982.
4. Filly K, Hagen-Ansert S, Hagan A, et al. Report of the American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Education and Training of the Echocardiographer ( Car- diac Sonographer). Raleigh, North Carolina: Ameri- can Society of Echocardiography, 1982; and Medical Ultrasound 1983;7:769.
5. Henry WL, DeMaria A, Feigenbaum H, et al. Report of the American Society of Echocardiography Com- mittee on Nomenclature and Standards: identification of myocardial wall segments. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1982.
6. Bonm~er WJ, Shah P, Allen H, Meltzer R, Kisslo J. The safety of contrast echocardiography. J Am Coil Cardiol 1984;3:6-13.
7. Bommer WJ, Shah P, Allen H, Meltzer R, Kisslo J. Report of the Committee on Contrast Echocar- diography of the American Society of Echocar- diography. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1984.
8. Peariman AS, Gard.in JM, Martin RP, et al. Guidelines for optimal physician training in echocardiography: recommendations of the American Society of Echocar- diography Committee for Physician Training in Echocardiography. Am J Cardio11987;60:158-63.
9. Pearlman AS, Gardin JM, Martin RP, et al. Guidelines for physician training in transesophageal echocar- diography: recommendations of the American Soci- ety of Echocardiography Committee for Physician Trailfing in Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1992;5:187-94.
10. Gardner CJ, Brown S, Hagen-Ansert S, etal. Edu- cational outline in echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography. 3rd ed. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1987.
11. Gardner CJ, Brown S, Hagen-Aaxsert S, et ai. Guide- lines for cardiac sonographer education: report of the American Society ofEchocardiography Sonographer Education and Training Committee. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1992;5:635-9.
12. Sahn DJ, Baker DW, DeMaria A, et al. Report of the American Sodety of Echocardiography Doppler Stan- dards and Nomenclature Committee: recommenda- tions for terminology and display for Doppler echocardiography. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Society of Echocardiography, 1982.
13. Silverman NH, Sahn DJ, Allen HD. Report of the Standards Committee on Nomenclature of the Soci- ety of Pediatric Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography: nomenclature for car- diac septa. Raleigh, North Carolina: American Soci- ety of Echocardiography, 1986.
14. Meyer RA, Hagler D, Huhta J, Smallhorn J, Snider R, Williams tL Guidelines for physician training in pe- diatric echocardiography: recommendations of the So- ciety of Pediatric Echocardiography Committee on Physician Training. Am J Cardio11987;60:164-5.
15. Popp RL, Winters WL, Williams SV, et al. Clinical com- petence in adult echocardiography: a statement for physicians from the A C P / A C C / A H A Task Force on Clinical Privileges in Cardiology. J Am Coil Cardiol 1990;15:1465-8. (Participating organizations: Ameri- can College of Physicians, American College of Cardiol- ogy, and American Heart Association.)
Journal of the Aanerican Society of Echocardiography Volume 8 Number 5, Part 2 Part VI: References/Notes $19
