Quality

The focus of quality improvement in healthcare is to bolster performance and processes related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Leaders in this space also ensure the proper selection of imaging exams and procedures, and monitor the safety of services, among other duties. Reimbursement programs such as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) utilize financial incentives to improve quality. This also includes setting and maintaining care quality initiatives, such as the requirements set by the Joint Commission.

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In era of value-based care, specialists must pay close attention to patient surveys, satisfaction scores

As more and more of the healthcare industry focuses on value-based care, providers should be paying more attention to physician reviews and patient satisfaction surveys than ever before. What upsets patients? What makes them want to return to your practice if they need additional care in the future? Knowing the answers to these questions could be the difference between steady growth for your practice and significant losses. 

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Less frequent follow-up after breast biopsies is acceptable

Minimally invasive breast biopsies have been regularly performed since the 1990s, affording women with suspicious findings a cheaper and less invasive diagnostic exam when compared to surgical biopsy. Even as most biopsies are benign, the potential for sampling error makes follow-up appointments an attractive option for reducing false-negatives.

Fighting the war on obesity with bariatric embolization

Preliminary results on bariatric embolization, a new interventional radiology technique for weight loss, suggest it has the potential to become a new tool in combatting obesity.

Radiologist becomes first in Miami to provide cryoablation for early stage breast cancer

Miami radiologist Michael Plaza, MD, is the first in Miami to use the Visica 2 Treatment System, a cryoablation device, to treat early stage breast cancer. The device destroys the tumor by freezing and damaging the adjacent vasculature that fuels tumor growth.

Singer Kelly Clarkson reveals that she was misdiagnosed with cancer

Kelly Clarkson recently revealed that her on-camera Grammy award-winning acceptance speech back in 2006 was extremely emotional due to the fact that earlier in the day she was told she had cancer.

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How to halve your mammography recall rate: Baylor Radiology’s resounding success

A group of faculty and staff from the Baylor College of Medicine’s Department of Radiology implemented a quality improvement project, intending to make the screening program faster and more accurate. Their four-step program generated conclusive improvements in recall rates and shortened the time between screening and treatment, and they published their results in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

JACR: Availability of lactation facilities in radiology workforce

In an effort to gather data in regards to the availability of lactation facilities in the radiology workforce, the American College of Radiology (ACR) Commission on Human Resources conducted an electronic survey.

Why aren't high-risk breast cancer patients getting genetic testing?

According to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, physicians are failing to recommend genetic testing for patients who are at risk of breast cancer, including those at high risk for mutations linked to ovarian cancer.

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