American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clinical Competence Statement on Invasive Electrophysiology Studies, Catheter Ablation, and Cardioversion
| Autor: | Cynthia M. Tracy, Masood Akhtar, John P. DiMarco, Douglas L. Packer, Howard H. Weitz, William L. Winters, James L. Achord, Alan W. Boone, John W. Hirshfeld, Beverly H. Lorell, George P. Rodgers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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| Zdroj: | Circulation. 102:2309-2320 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4539 0009-7322 |
| Popis: | The granting of clinical staff privileges to physicians is a primary mechanism used by institutions to uphold the quality of patient care. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires that the granting of continuing medical staff privileges be based on assessments of applicants in accordance with professional criteria specified in the medical staff bylaws. Physicians and other healthcare providers are thus charged with identifying the criteria that constitute professional competence and with evaluating their peers accordingly. The process of evaluating clinical knowledge and competence is often constrained by the evaluator’s knowledge and ability to elicit the appropriate information, a problem that is compounded by the growing number of highly specialized procedures for which privileges are requested. The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM) Task Force on Clinical Competence was formed in 1998 to develop recommendations to attain and maintain the cognitive and technical skills necessary for the competency performance of a specific cardiovascular service, procedure, or technology. These documents are evidence based, and where evidence is not available, expert opinion is used to formulate recommendations. Indications and contraindications for specific services or procedures are not included in the scope of these guidelines. Recommendations are intended to assist those who must judge the competence of cardiovascular healthcare providers who are entering practice for the first time and those who are in practice and undergo periodic review of their practice expertise. Because the assessment of competence is complex and multidimensional, the isolated recommendations given here may not be sufficient or appropriate for the judgment of overall competence. Board specialty certification is not a required part of these guidelines but rather is another measure of expertise. The ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM Task Force on Clinical Competence makes every effort to avoid any actual or … |
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