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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Buying and Selling: A 300-foot High Overview

Whether you are considering buying or selling a radiology practice (or an imaging center), business continues to be brisk.

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The Path to Patient-Centered Radiology

The specialty is on multiple tracks to implementing patient-centered care in radiology

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Outcomes Metrics: The Ultimate Quest for Quality in Radiology

Radiological and patient outcomes are under review as the specialty strives to define, demonstrate and measure its value in patient care

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To Err at the Outset

The diagnostic process receives well-deserved attention from the Institute of Medicine

ACR Assist will be on display at RSNA 2015

The American College of Radiology (ACR)’s ACR Assist will be demonstrated by healthcare companies such as Cerner, Epic, and Nuance at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2015 Annual Meeting in Chicago. 

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Make your presence known: 5 ways radiologists can demonstrate value through improved communication

A recent two-part report for Academic Radiology focused on the value of imaging in healthcare and how the imaging community can demonstrate value to “patients, payers, ordering providers, health systems, and society at large.” 

High-fidelity training helps radiologists with contrast reaction management

High-fidelity training sessions can improve contrast reaction management skills for radiologists at all levels, according to a study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). 

Interview examines how to cut down on diagnostic errors

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. 

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