Cardiovascular Credentialing International Maintains Accreditation for Four Credentialing Programs and is Awarded Additional ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 Accreditations

Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) announces that on December 13th, 2011, the Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC) of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) met and took actions on the results of CCI’s 2011 annual surveillance report. The PCAC supported the assessors’ recommendation to grant CCI continued accreditation for the following four (4) credentialing programs: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS), Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES), Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS), and the Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS). CCI gained ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 accreditation for these credentialing programs in 2008. ANSI’s PCAC also approved the assessors’ recommendation to expand CCI’s accreditation scope to include the following four (4) credentialing programs: Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT) Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician (CRAT) Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) Registered Phlebology Sonographer (RPhS) “To gain and maintain ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 accreditation is an achievement,” states CCI’s Board President Doug Passey, RCES, RCIS, FSICP, “and 17024 accreditation represents the world’s highest standards as they pertain to personnel credentialing bodies who administer valid credentialing programs.” About CCI. CCI is a not-for-profit corporation established for the purpose of administering credentialing examinations as an independent credentialing agency. CCI began credentialing cardiovascular professionals in 1968. The CCI Board of Advisors is comprised of representatives nominated by the following organizations to represent their cardiovascular specialty field: American College of Cardiology (ACC), American College of Phlebology (ACP), American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS), Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP), and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU). About ANSI. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has served in its capacity as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system for more than 90 years. ANSI was founded in 1918 by five engineering societies and three government agencies. The Institute remains a private, nonprofit membership organization supported by a diverse constituency of private and public sector organizations. ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization of Standardization (ISO). If you would like more information about this topic, please visit www.cci-online.org or contact CCI Director of Communications, Christine Johnson, at 800-326-0268 or by email at cjohnson@cci-online.org.