Improving health care through accreditation AN UPDATE Stephen F. Daugherty, MD, FACS, RVT, RPhS

Improving health care through accreditation Vein Center

Improving health care through accreditation ISSUES QUALITY OF CARE –TRAINING –QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE –QUALITY MANAGEMENT ARBITRARY INSUROR DENIALS TO QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS

Improving health care through accreditation IAC Vein Center - Sponsoring Organizations American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Robert Weiss, MD American College of Phlebology (ACP) Stephen F. Daugherty, MD Diana L. Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS The American Venous Forum (AVF): Mark Meissner, MD Lowell Kabnick, MD The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS): Marc Passman, MD Deepak Nair, MD The Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU): Paula Heggerick, BS, RDMS, RVT, RPhS, The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR): Mark J. Garcia, MD Neil M. Khilnani, MD The American College of Surgeons (ACS): John Blebea, MD Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery Alan Dietzek, MD Ellen D. Dillavou, MD The Society for Vascular Medicine Thom Rooke, MD IAC Vascular Testing Liaison: Lucy LaPerna, DO

Improving health care through accreditation IAC Vein Center Standards Organization Procedures Quality Improvement

Improving health care through accreditation ACCREDITATION V. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

Improving health care through accreditation IAC Vein Center Timelines (probably too optimistic) – First Board of Directors meeting Standards and program development completion – year end 2012 Pilot center testing – first quarter 2013 Program launch – June 2013

Improving health care through accreditation Areas of Vein Center Accreditation Superficial Deep Lymphatic

Improving health care through accreditation SUPERFICIAL VEIN ACCREDITATION SCLEROTHERAPY ENDOVENOUS ABLATION MICROPHLEBECTOMY MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY (C4-6)

Improving health care through accreditation WHAT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED DIPLOMATE OF AMERICAN BOARD OF PHLEBOLOGY ULTRASOUND REGISTRY SUCH AS: RPhS RVT RVS RPVI

Improving health care through accreditation ULTRASOUND REQUIREMENT ACCREDITATION EITHER WITHIN THE CENTER OR WITH AN EXTERNAL FACILITY WHICH PERFORMS THE DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND IAC-VASCULAR TESTING DIVISION AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY

Improving health care through accreditation How to Contact IAC Vein Center: 6021 University Boulevard, Suite 500 Ellicott City, MD Phone: Fax: Sandra Katanick, CEO Marge Hutchisson, RVT, RDCS Director of Accreditation