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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Strategic Radiology joins WorldCare to offer diagnostic, consulting services

Strategic Radiology will now be a service provider to WorldCare, offering diagnostic and second opinion consultations which benefits clients and members outside their home countries make more informed medical decisions.

Epidemic of breast cancer overdiagnosis? Not so fast, according to imaging experts

A Danish study has raised eyebrows in the breast imaging world, concluding breast cancer screening is ineffective in reducing the incidence of late-stage cancer. The study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and was accompanied by an supporting editorial written by Otis W. Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society. 

Radiology center funded via $3.2 million gift opens its doors

St. Joseph Healthcare recently opened the Boris Family Center for Interventional Radiology and Oncology at St. Joseph’s Hamilton in Ontario, Canada, funded through a $3.2 million gift from the Boris Family.

Health experts form 'Think A-Head' campaign to educate on CT scans

As the most common CT examination performed in children, Head CT has garnered the attention of health care experts including pediatric trauma surgeons, pediatric neurosurgeons, emergency medicine physicians, nurses and members of the imaging team across the nation who have teamed together and through an organization called Image Gently, formed the "Think A-Head" campaign.

Washington joins growing number of states regulating dose limits for radiation

The Washington Department of Health has started enforcing a change to regulations in 2017 that will ensure patients do not exceed dose limits for radiation.

Radiologists see potential in training to ID elder abuse

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, researchers note that 10 percent of elderly U.S. adults experience mistreatment each year. Although radiologists don’t have specific training in detecting and identifying elder abuse, the interest in learning has been steadily increasing.

New technology aims to combat high demand, shortage of radiologists

In recent years, there has been a surge for diagnostic imaging services. However, a shortage of radiologists has made it difficult to keep up demands. To balance the workload, a Phillipine startup company, Lifestrack Medical Systems (LMS), has created enhanced software.

Staging breast cancer? Try sonography

Faculty from the  top-ranked University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center published a review of staging breast cancer via sonography and the TNM system in The American Journal of Roentgenology.  

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

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CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.