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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Improved communication helps radiologists comply with CF protocol ... for a while

Improving communication with radiologists related to critical findings (CFs) has a positive impact on compliance, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. After time, however, the influence of that communication appears to fade.

Hitachi Medical Completes No-Charge Added Value Upgrade Program for Scenaria 128-slice CT Customers

Cleveland, Ohio (August 25, 2016): As part of Hitachi’s unmatched customer support commitment; Hitachi completes upgrading its entire US installed base of Scenaria 128-slice CT Systems to its’ latest SE product version at no charge for customers under full service agreement.

vRad Upgrades Radiology Patient Care Indices with Expanded Data and Artificial Intelligence

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (August 24, 2016) — vRad (Virtual Radiologic), a MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD) company and the nation’s leading teleradiology services and telemedicine company, announced that it has enhanced and updated its RPCSM (Radiology Patient Care) Indices, the first findings-based national radiology benchmarking metrics, available at http://www.vrad.com/infographic/.

Brain scans show Zika damage in fetuses, newborns

Physicians and other researchers are only just beginning to understand the potentially harmful effects of the Zika virus on humans, which could be especially damaging to fetus’ developing brains. 

FDA approves new post-concussion cognition tests

Doctors will now have a more regulated way to check if head injuries have negatively impacted patients’ cognition. 

6 steps any radiology resident can take toward a rewarding ‘mini-fellowship’

Fourth-year radiology residents have options as to which areas of interest they’d like to sample prior to diving into the depths of their respective medical careers. Many use this time to boost their proficiency in radiology subspecialties. 

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How We Do It: Volumetric Imaging in Pediatric Radiology

Since its very first days as a small pediatric hospital in Arizona, Phoenix Children’s has fostered a culture of ingenuity and invention.

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Managing Quality and Priorities in a Value-based World

Radiology is beginning the painstaking job of measuring, managing and demonstrating value

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