The ICAEL is pleased to introduce a series of sample documents to illustrate to laboratories what will be required of their completed application.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOLS AND PATIENT REPORTS
The following sample protocols and reports are intended to assist laboratories in providing quality care to their patients, whether your laboratory is seeking accreditation or simply working to standardize or improve current practices. These documents meet or exceed the requirements of The Standards, and they may be used to develop laboratory policies and reporting forms.

Final Report: Blank Template (64k) - NEW
as introduced in the IAC Newsletter, Spring 2008 issue
provided by Peter J. Sabia, MD of Associates in Cardiology, Silver Spring, MD

Quality Assurance Protocol (30k)

Quality Assurance Report Form (26k)

Cath Correlation (8k)

Echo Lab Quality Assurance/Improvement (12k)

Quality Assurance In The Pediatric Echo Lab
by Richard A. Humes, MD - PowerPoint slide show (3 mb)

Keep It Simple: A Sonographer's Perspective
by Rick Rigling, BS, RDCS - PowerPoint slide show (761k)

Quality Assurance In Echocardiography: Physician's Component
by Timothy D. Obarski, DO, FACC, FACP - PowerPoint slide show (371k)

Protocol For A Complete Transthoracic Echocardiogram (181k)

REVIEW FORMS
The following documents are the Review Forms used by the ICAEL Application Reviewers. These documents are made available for viewing as a preparatory tool for applicant labs interested in evaluating their case studies and reports prior to submission.

ICAEL Review Form: Adult Transthoracic (1.15 mb)

ICAEL Review Form: Adult Transesophageal (847k)

ICAEL Review Form: Adult Stress (675k)

ICAEL Review Form: Pediatric Transthoracic (958k)

ICAEL Review Form: Pediatric Transesophageal (893k)

ICAEL Review Form: Fetal (872k)