The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report in September about specific ways healthcare providers can work to improve their diagnostic process and decrease diagnostic errors.
In a recent article on the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center website, Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD, chair of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s department of radiology, answered a few questions about the report and what can be done to prevent diagnostic errors. Hricak worked on the report as a member of the IOM’s Committee on Diagnostic Error in Health Care.
“Our radiologists not only are trained in oncology imaging but also subspecialize in particular areas of the body,” Hricak said during the interview. “We have radiologists who subspecialize in gynecologic oncologic imaging, genitourinary oncologic imaging, and neuro-oncologic imaging, to offer just a few examples. This training gives our radiologists the ability to tailor their reports to individual patients and specific clinical scenarios, and we very much stand behind the value of this subspecialization.”
Read the full interview at the link below:
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