The entire staff takes great care in providing high quality, accurate, reliable and repeatable testing results in a friendly, patient-focused atmosphere.
- All equipment has been evaluated to ensure it meets standards for the American Thoracic Society (ATS) (Opens in a new window), the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) (Opens in a new window) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- All equipment is calibrated daily to ensure accuracy.
- Our extensive quality control program ensures repeatability of all patient data. Biological standards (healthy, non-smoking staff members) are tested weekly to make sure all equipment provides consistent results.
- Our bioengineer, David Gurka, BS, CPFT, performs statistical analysis of all quality control and documents all quality records.
- Our department bioengineer staff is available to troubleshoot problems to ensure our equipment is operational at all times.
- Education is provided for our staff to ensure continued expansion of their knowledge in pulmonary diagnostics. Every staff member passes competency testing on the skills they provide for patients.
- Testing quality is assured by review of all reports by supervisors.
Quality improvement projects are identified and implemented on an as needed basis.