IAC Stories of Quality: Recent Episodes
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
Welcome to the inaugural season of Stories of Quality, the new podcast series from IAC. Join host Tamara Sloper, Director of Marketing/Communications, as she explores the journeys of some of IAC’s most unique accredited facilities, across a diverse cross section of modalities and practice settings. You are sure to find their stories intriguing and inspiring!
Courtney Carter, the Director of Ops Quality Improvement & Assurance, CORE- Imaging, for US Radiology Specialists, discusses how the IAC process streamlines accreditation for their large practice.
She shares how US Radiology Services appreciates that the IAC process evaluates not just images but their product as a whole, from start to finish.
They use the QI Tool to ensure image quality and accurate and timely reports for their MRI and CT services, across their multiple locations consistently, beyond the reaccreditation period.
Saurabh Bhatia, Medical and Health Services Manager at Highfield Imaging in Pittsburgh, PA discusses his facility's accreditation with IAC MRI and IAC CT.
He speaks about how the facility's use of the QI Self-Assessment tool helps monitor and track their progress toward providing quality patient care.
Dr. Manu Aggarwal from Vein Care Center in Lima, Ohio discusses the value her facility has found through IAC Vein Center and Vascular Testing accreditation. Her interesting perspective on why Vein Care Center chose to be an 'early adopter" of IAC Vein Center accreditation and has continuously maintained their accreditation since March of 2015 is a fascinating account. As a facility that has experienced both in person and virtual site visits, she shares how that process has helped improve the quality her vein center provides within their rural community.
Our second episode interviews Jenny Breland of Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, an accredited Cardiac Electrophysiology facility. Hear about the impact IAC accreditation has had on Grandview's rating scores and overall patient satisfaction levels.
Our first episode interviews Jenni Tresness of Madigan Army Medical Center, an IAC Echocardiography accredited facility.