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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Alliance HealthCare Radiology partners with Sodexo Healthcare

Alliance HealthCare Radiology and Sodexo Healthcare, a $24.4 billion global organization, have announced plans to form a partnership.

Should women ever stop getting mammograms?

Mammography screening is no stranger to controversy; it feels as if there's no end to the debates over the starting age and overall efficacy. However, there is no evidence that women should ever stop receiving them, according to Assistant Professor Ciny Lee, MD, of the University of San Francisco Department of Radiology.

More surgeries successful due to 3D printing

It's been 10 years since Rochester's Mayo Clinic created its very first 3D model of a liver. Since then, the healthcare titan has expaned its portfolio by creating models of organs, vasuclar systems and bones. 

RSNA 2016: Put away the scalpel; ablation is best for metastatic lung disease

Metastatic lung cancer has several options for treatment, but ablation should the first choice therapy, according to an RSNA 2016 presentation delivered by Chief of Interventional Radiology Stephen B. Solomon, MD, of Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

CT aids in process of identifying stroke

According to a recent study published in Annals of Neurology, computed tomography (CT)-based quantification of water uptake in the ischemic tissue can identify patients with stroke onset within 4.5 hours, guiding the decision to use thrombolysis. 

Leveraging data more important than ever with MACRA on the horizon

With the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) going live in 2017, a substantial amount of reimbursement dollars will be tied to quality metrics. Radiology practices must leverage performance data and EHR records to receive the biggest possible reimbursement.

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Hope Is Not a Strategy

As the changes in healthcare accelerate, many radiology groups are operating without an agreed upon plan to cope with external pressures and improve the performance of their organization. It appears that, for many groups, hope is their strategy.

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The Antidote for Low Physician Morale

More than half of all physicians are suffering low morale

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