Use of a Web-Based Application of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Society of Echocardiography Appropriateness Use Criteria for Transthoracic Echocardiography: A Pilot Study

The use of an electronic application allows rapid and accurate implementation of the AUC for TTE at the point of service. Such an application could be installed in echocardiography laboratories to track appropriateness in accordance with soon-to-be-implemented accreditation requirements. Further study of this Echo AUC App at the point of order may provide an alternative to third-party pre-certification procedures.