Grady earns AANEM Electrodiagnostic Laboratory Accreditation with Exemplary status

The Grady Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center Electrodiagnostic Laboratory has received Laboratory Accreditation with Exemplary status from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM).

“Accreditation with Exemplary status puts Grady among the nation’s top electrodiagnostic laboratories. This is an important accomplishment for the Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center and the patients we serve,” said laboratory medical director Dr. Taylor Harrison.

“Achieving this high standing is a testament to the expertise and dedication of the neuroscience team and another important step in our quest to provide the highest level of care possible,” said Dr. Michael Frankel, Grady’s Chief of Neurology, Director of the Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center, and Professor and Director of Vascular Neurology at the Emory University School of Medicine.

The AANEM established laboratory accreditation criteria for electrodiagnostic (EDX) laboratories to ensure patients receive quality medical care in a safe environment.  Laboratory accreditation provides patients, referral sources, and payers with a credible measure to differentiate the laboratory’s quality of care. The accreditation standards evaluate the diagnostic services and clinical operations essential to providing quality patient care, which include:

• Clinical staff qualifications and continuing education
• Physical facilities
• EDX equipment
• Protocols for performing EDX studies
• Patient reports
• Policies for ensuring the health and safety of every patient

Exemplary Status is the highest level of accreditation an EDX laboratory can achieve under the AANEM Accreditation Program. To be awarded Accreditation with Exemplary Status, physicians performing studies in the laboratory must:

• Have completed a neurology or physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program; and
• Have completed a minimum of three months of training in EDX medicine as part of a residency or fellowship program; and
• Be certified by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM), or by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in clinical neurophysiology, or by the ABPN/American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in neuromuscular disease.

About AANEM
AANEM is a nonprofit membership association dedicated to the advancement of neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and electrodiagnostic medicine. For more information about AANEM, or to learn more about laboratory accreditation, visit www.aanem.org.