ACEP’s Frontline, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Scott Kurpiel about ACEP's Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP).
CUAP accreditation ensures the following aspects to an emergency department’s ultrasound program are being met by development of departmental policy and procedures, including:
1. Designating an ultrasound director
2. Focused ultrasound credentialing process
3. Reporting and documentation in the medical record
4. Quality assurance with image/clip storage
5. Ultrasound machine institutional review by biomedical
engineering
6. Appropriate ultrasound cleaning protocols
7. Ultrasound staff medical education
CUAP is affordable with an interactive application process. Assistance is provided by dedicated CUAP reviewers, who are emergency physicians with expertise in US program management, to review your submission for clarity, consistency, safety, and compliance to help you achieve accreditation. Commitment to CUAP supports the best ultrasound practices for our patients and communities by promoting standards in ultrasound quality, safety, and leadership. If you have any questions or would like more information on developing your ultrasound program to be ready for accreditation, please check out the following CUAP link or feel free to reach out to me directly.
January 2020, ISSUE 1
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