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The American Society of Echocardiography developed Echo ToolBox™ to promote excellence in cardiovascular ultrasound by helping labs to continually meet the quality standards required by the ICAEL. Echo ToolBox™ serves as an excellent resource for labs looking to maintain this high level of quality both as they prepare to apply for accreditation, and throughout their accreditation period.

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Echo ToolBox™, an online, quality assurance program that facilitates the accreditation process, is now available for registration and purchase. Click Here for detailed registration instructions!

ETB Features Include:

• Online tutorials for implementing TTE, TEE and Stress Protocols, creating a Quality Assurance plan and selecting ICAEL Cases.
• Tools, tips and warnings for answering ICAEL Application Questions.
• Policy Wizards that generate ICAEL-compliant lab policies.
• A Case Logbook for keeping track of cases for ICAEL Submission, Peer Review or Correlation and Confirmation of results.
• The ability to seamlessly populate your ICAEL application with ETB data.
• And many more exciting features.

An October 2008 survery indicates that 98% of Echo ToolBox™ users would recommend ETB to a colleague going through the accreditation process!

What Other ETB Users are Saying:

 “ETB was a tremendous help during the time I was involved in the application process. It provided a roadmap for a complex task. A great strength is ETB’s ability to help echo labs to achieve higher standards from the test ordering procedure through the signed report. Thank you to the staff who developed, marketed, maintained, and continue to help labs become accredited.” Wendy, Echo Research Coordinator, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ

 “We would not have been able to complete the application for our very large lab without it.” Judy, Associate Director, Non-Invasive Cardiac Lab, Brigham and Women's Echo Lab, Boston, MA

 

“Using the ETB was a great experience. I could not imagine any other means of going through the ICAEL accreditation process without it.” Vonsina, Technical Director, Morehouse Medical Associates, Atlanta, GA

"Echo ToolBox™ is a very informative working tool that easily walks you through the steps that are necessary to comply with the ICAEL standards. I would recommend using ETB because it is like your personal assistant in the process.” Lorena, Business Manager, Miami, FL

 NEW!  Find an ICAEL Accredited Lab in your area!  Click here.

 Breaking News:

May 2009: Laboratories may now submit ICAEL accreditation applications anytime instead of just quarterly. Click here to learn more.
 
UnitedHealthcare Extends Imaging Accreditation Deadline to 2009. Get started on the lab accreditation process now to be ready to meet the new deadline. Click here for more information.

 

 

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