An Introduction to

The Commission for the Accreditation of Medical Screening Services (CAMS) provides a method of voluntary accreditation for companies providing medical screening services to the general public. Created as a subsidiary of the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL), the CAMS accreditation is based upon written standards that define the minimum requirements deemed necessary for a service to provide quality noninvasive vascular screening examinations.

The accreditation process includes completion of a comprehensive application and submission of example cases that are reviewed for compliance to the written standards and assessment of quality. The review process takes approximately four months from the time of application submission. Upon being granted accreditation, the applicant service will then be listed as an accredited service on the CAMS website, and given permission to use the CAMS logo in conjunction with screening events and advertisement, demonstrating the commitment to provide quality screening services to their participants.

The CAMS application will not be available until mid 2009. However, at this time you may download and view the CAMS Standards for accreditation.

For additional information regarding CAMS accreditation, please contact Cindy Weiland, Director of Accreditation, at 800-838-2110 or via email at weiland@intersocietal.org.