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As your facility prepares to submit the Online Accreditation application, it’s important that you review your application for accuracy and ensure that you are submitting all of the necessary items. The IAC suggests applicant vascular yesting facilities hold a Quality Improvement (QI) Meeting prior to submission to review the entire application for accuracy and completeness.
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Here’s a brief summary of what you should have ready to submit:
Quick Checklist
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Equipment Information – Did you submit all of the necessary equipment information (i.e., manufacturer, model and year)? |
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Procedure Volumes – Did you submit all of the necessary annual facility procedure volume information? |
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Training/Experience Pathways for Physicians, Sonographers and Technologists – Is your staff fulfilling all of the necessary Training/Experience Pathways as required by the IAC Standards and Guidelines for Vascular Testing Accreditation? |
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Credential Information – Did you submit all of your staff’s necessary credential information as required by the IAC Standards and Guidelines for Vascular Testing Accreditation? (i.e., RVT, RVS, RT(VS) for technical staff, RPVI, ASN
for medical staff [including dates and certificate/registry numbers]) |
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CME Information for ALL Staff Members – Did you enter the required amount of CE/CME into the Online Accreditation application for each staff member? |
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Required Documentation – Did you submit all of the required policies and/or protocols required? |
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Quality Control Documentation - Did you submit all necessary QC documentation?
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Once you hit send on your IAC Online Application, it is imported into the IAC database. Facilities have five days to submit the following via traceable postal mail to
IAC | Vascular Testing, 6021 University Blvd., Suite 500, Ellicott City, MD 21043:
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Case Studies (in duplicate) and Corresponding Final Reports - Have you properly prepared the necessary case studies for submission? |
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IAC Accreditation Agreement - Is your Agreement filled out completely, signed and ready to submit?
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Signed Attestation Pages - Do you have signed attestation pages for all staff members? (e.g., Medical Director, Technical Director and medical and technical staff) |
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Fees (if paid by check) - Do you have your complete payment ready? (i.e., Accreditation Fee) |
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