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ADC Cardiology
Receives ICAEL Accreditation
Intersocietal Commission for the
Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories for Adult
Transthoracic and Adult Stress Echocardiography
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One American dies every 32 seconds
of cardiovascular disease, disorders of the heart and blood
vessels. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of
death in the United States, costing society over 83.7 billion
dollars each year in health services, medications and lost work
time due to disability. Cardiac structure and flow
information provided by echocardiographic testing is useful in
the detection and management of many typed of heart disease.
This noninvasive test has become one of the standard diagnostic
tools in cardiology with an estimated 10 million echocardiograms
performed annually in the United States. Echocardiography
is a complex imaging technique that relies on the experience and
training of both the physician and sonographer. Their
interpretive and technical abilities determine the diagnostic
accuracy of an echocardiographic examination. |
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The Intersocietal Commission for
the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL) has
developed an accreditation program which evaluates the quality
of these and other critical elements of an echocardiography
laboratory.
The Austin Diagnostic Clinic,
PA located in Austin, TX was granted accreditation by
the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of
Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL). The laboratory is
one of a growing number of echocardiography laboratories in the
United States, Canada and Puerto Rico to be so recognized for
its commitment to high quality patient care and its provision of
quality diagnostic testing.
The ICAEL was established with the
support of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), the
American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Society of
Pediatric Echocardiography (SOPE) to provide a peer review
mechanism to encourage and recognize the provision of quality
echocardiographic diagnostic evaluations by a process of
voluntary accreditation. A non-profit organization, the
ICAEL is dedicated to ensuring high quality patient care and to
promoting health care.
Participation in the
accreditation process is voluntary. Accreditation status
signifies that the facility has been reviewed by an independent
agency which recognizes the laboratory's commitment to quality
testing for the diagnosis of heart disease. |
The Austin Diagnostic Clinic (ADC) is a
multi-specialty clinic with physicians representing 24 medical
specialties at six locations. Cardiologists,
Stuart Damore, MD;
Kara Dlabal, MD, FACC;
Joseph Imsais, MD, FACC and
Jose Mejia, MD see patients at
ADC's Main Clinic at 12221 N. MoPac. To schedule an appointment,
call 901-4001.
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