Running a Program

Program Creation

• ACEPs Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program and Resources
• How to Start an Emergency Ultrasound Program (courtesy of Vicki Noble)
• Documents Used in the Creation of a Community Hospital EUS Program (courtesy of Wayne Chin)
• Template Documents for Starting an Emergency Ultrasound Program

• Visit the EUS Coding and Reimbursement page for the latest information.

• ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Credentialing Guidelines
• Emergency Department Ultrasound Credentialing: A Sample Policy and Procedure
• EUS Letter Templates for New Residency Graduates, Attending Physicians, and Renewal of Privileges (courtesy of Nate Teismann and Preston Wendell)

• Essential EUS Machine Features List Update 2014 (courtesy of Mark Byrne)
• Ultrasound System Comparison PowerPoint (courtesy of Robert Tillotson)

Nursing

• Emergency Nurses Association Resolution on Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement by ED Nurses
• Documents for the Credentialing of ED Nurses in Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement (courtesy of Fernando Lopez)

Workflow 

• ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Standard Reporting Guidelines, October 2018
• Standard Reporting Guidelines: Ultrasound for Procedure Guidance, May 2015
• Pediatric Standard Reporting Guidelines
• ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Workflow White Paper
• Workflow Systems Comparison (courtesy of Mark Byrne)