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UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Neurodiagnostic team includes left to right: EEG Technologist Harry Philbrook, R.; Program Manager of Neurodiagnostics Lindsay Joslyn, MBA, R. EEG T, CLTM; EEG Technologist Eduart Caushi; Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of Neurology Dr. Eliezer Sternberg; Dr. Sunjay Sethi and Registration Scheduler Ellen Kenny.
UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center’s Electroencephalogram (EEG) Laboratory has been awarded accreditation by the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET). Milford Regional is the only EEG lab in Massachusetts, outside of Greater Boston, that has earned this national distinction.
ABRET’s LAB-EEG program evaluates technical standards, laboratory policies and procedures, technologist credentialing and continued education; and audits quality from a year’s worth of test data to ensure the highest standards are being met.
The successful five-year accreditation affirms Milford Regional’s EEG Laboratory has met strict standards and is recognized as a hospital where patients can have confidence in receiving top quality EEG testing.
“This national accreditation distinguishes Milford Regional as a leader in neurodiagnostic testing and affirms our team’s diligence to provide such testing in a setting most comfortable and convenient for our patients,” said UMass Memorial – Milford Regional Neurodiagnostics Program Manager Lindsay Joslyn, MBA, R. EEG T, CLTM, who worked closely on the accreditation process with Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of Neurology Dr. Eliezer Sternberg.
An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a painless neurodiagnostic test that measures the electrical activity of a patient’s brain, also known as a brain wave test. It is used to diagnose and evaluate a number of conditions including epilepsy, sleep disorders, brain tumors, Alzheimer’s disease, narcolepsy and comas.
“Achieving this accreditation is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire neurodiagnostic team at Milford Regional and exemplifies the high professional expectations they set for themselves to provide the best neurodiagnostic care for our patients,” said UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Peter Smulowitz, MD, MPH.
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About UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center
UMass Memorial Health - Milford Regional Medical Center is a full-service, regional teaching hospital that serves patients from more than 20 communities in Central Massachusetts. The 148-bed hospital is a nonprofit, acute-care facility where more than 300 primary care and specialty clinicians are relentless in providing exceptional healthcare services to our community with dignity, compassion and respect. Visit www.ummhealth.org/milford to learn more.
