Emergency Ultrasound Consultants Announces Strategic Partnership with The Sullivan Group to Reduce Medical Errors and Lower Healthcare Costs

Emergency Ultrasound Consultants Announces Strategic Partnership with The
Sullivan Group to Reduce Medical Errors and Lower Healthcare Costs

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC
(EUC), the experts in point-of-care ultrasound education and quality assurance
solutions, announced today a strategic partnership with The Sullivan Group
(TSG), a world leading provider of patient safety, risk management and
performance improvement solutions for healthcare professionals.

Medical errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States
according to the 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report; To Err Is Human:
Building A Safer Health System. It is estimated that nearly $17 Billion is
wasted annually on healthcare costs for preventable medical errors. The Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) identifies "Diagnostic error, such
as misdiagnosis leading to an incorrect choice of therapy..." as a leading
cause of medical errors. Point-of-care ultrasound has proven to be a validated
tool in decreasing procedure complications and reducing error in clinical
decisions.

"EUC is proud to add to the history of transformational healthcare
contributions from the 'First State'. Delaware was first to have a statewide
enhanced 911 system, was innovative in the delivery of emergency care, and now
through EUC, Delaware will be pivotal in helping reduce medical errors through
emergency ultrasound," says Paul R. Sierzenski, MD, RDMS, EUC President, and
Past-Chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Ultrasound
Section.

EUC and TSG will jointly launch a unique web-based educational series in 2010
called "Sound Medical Practice: Reducing Medical Errors by Using Emergency
Ultrasound". This series of dynamic courses will educate physicians,
healthcare professionals and administrators on how to reduce errors, improve
efficiency, and effect clinical decision-making by using ultrasound in
emergency, trauma and critical care settings. "Our combined areas of expertise
are a powerful, natural fit," says Dr. Sierzenski. "EUC's proven ultrasound
educational products and quality assurance services integrate well with TSG's
performance improvement focus. TSG's robust web-based delivery and knowledge
assessment system will further enhance the impact of this offering," Dr.
Sierzenski added.

Courses will include ultrasound guidance of procedures and common clinical
scenarios where the delay in diagnosis represents significant risk to patient
care. Compliance with national ultrasound recommendations, such as those by
the AHRQ and other quality organizations will be addressed. As healthcare
resources are strained, the expanding role and value of point-of-care
ultrasound in clinical care to improve patient care and reduce errors is
gaining momentum.

Daniel Sullivan, MD, JD, President and CEO of TSG states, "The proper
implementation of an emergency department ultrasound program is a key
component of a comprehensive patient safety and medical error reduction
program. Our strategic relationship with EUC is perfectly aligned with TSG's
mission to deliver system solutions that improve patient safety and reduce
risk."

EUC will be exhibiting their products and services at the ACEP Scientific
Assembly October 5th-8th, 2009 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
Booth # 209.

About Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC (www.eusconsultants.com).
Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC (EUC), the experts in point-of-care
ultrasound education and quality assurance solutions, is headquartered near
Wilmington, Delaware. The company includes over 25 board-certified physicians
who are fellowship trained and nationally certified in ultrasound. EUC faculty
have been pioneers in point-of-care ultrasound education, research, guideline
development and clinical ultrasound health policy. EUC has provided physician
ultrasound training, educational products, quality assurance and industry
consulting since 2002. Contact: Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC, Paul R.
Sierzenski, MD, RDMS at 302-540-3621 or via email at press@eusconsultants.com

About The Sullivan Group The Sullivan Group's patient safety and risk
management system combines web-based risk and safety education programs,
intelligent medical records for physicians and nurses, and a web-based
clinical audit tool to help medical professionals decrease errors and improve
patient outcomes. This new paradigm in risk reduction and patient safety has
helped hundreds of hospital emergency departments reduce medical errors and
their malpractice claims by more than 40%. The Sullivan Group serves more than
600 hospitals, healthcare organizations and insurance companies nationwide,
including HCA, Premier, Banner Health, Adventist Health, as well as Medical
Mutual, Medical Protective and ISMIE Mutual Insurance Companies. For more
information, please visit www.thesullivangroup.com, or call 1-866-633-7475.

CONTACT:
Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC
Paul R. Sierzenski, MD, RDMS
+1-302-540-3621
press@eusconsultants.com

SOURCE Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC (EUC)

Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC, Paul R. Sierzenski, MD, RDMS,
+1-302-540-3621, press@eusconsultants.com