BALTIMORE 2019

Matt Tomory, Vice President Ultrasound Center of Excellence, Innovatus Imaging
CLINICAL ENGINEER’S CRITICAL ROLE IN ULTRASOUND ACCREDITATION – WHY IT MATTERS FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT AND YOU!
This session is designed to introduce the elements and requirements of accreditation by the industry’s leading accrediting boards: ACR, AIUM and IAC. Accreditation is a series of review processes that allow practitioners to demonstrate their ability to meet or exceed nationally recognized quality standards for performance and interpretation of diagnostic ultrasound examinations.
Much of the responsibility for complying with these standards is dependent on clinical engineers. Typically, the technical/quality component is performed by the service provider which is clinical engineering if you have an in-house program. If these QA/QC checks are not completed, your accreditation may be at risk. This class will discuss and demonstrate the various requirements for all three accreditation organizations.
- Testing criteria that each board requires relative to image quality
- Perform common tests using several transducer models
- Assessing transducer performance in the field per the various boards’ requirements
- Acquire and assemble the Quality Control data required for accreditation
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Challenges of Implementing Medical Imaging/Biomedical Equipment into an Information Technologies Environment

Keynote Address: Duty, Honor, Country: The story of Sammy L. Davis, inspiration for the war scenes in ‘Forrest Gump’

PRODUCT DEMO: Lessons from COVID-19: Reframing the Distribution of Responsibility for Medical Device Security

Hospital at Home: Pitfalls, Problems and Proceeding with Caution – Informed Decisions Drives Success

KEYNOTE: Positively Outrageous Service: How to Delight and Astound Your Customers and Win Them for Life

PRODUCT DEMO: What Is A Connected Hospital? Parkland Health & Hospital System Explains How They Now Can Coordinate Activities Involving Multiple Departments

PRODUCT DEMO: Your Connection to Better Service: Maximize Uptime and Increase Efficiency with On-Site Service

Collaborative Communities: Medical Device Servicing Involving Healthcare Delivery Organizations (HDOS) and the Regulatory Environment

Clinical Engineer’s Critical Role in Ultrasound Accreditation – Why It Matters for Your Department and You!

Implementing a Comprehensive Connected Medical Devices Security Plan – From Bleeding Edge Technology to Services
