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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RSNA’s template library brings crowdsourcing to bear on structured reporting

RSNA, CHICAGO—The numbers tell the story of the early successes of RSNA’s radiology reporting initiative: 268 report templates available in the RadReport.org library, including a handful in such languages as Turkish and Chinese—and more than 106 million views and downloads of templates to help radiologists around the world improve their reporting practices.

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Three views: What constitutes quality in radiology?

Judging by the passion of the presenters at the 2014 RSNA meeting in Chicago, measuring quality in radiology is no mere academic pursuit.

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Fast Forward: Reimagining the Radiology Department

The radiology department of the future already is under construction in departments throughout the country

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Achieving 24/7 Excellence—as Measured by HCAHPS

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 mandates that CMS implement the Hospital Value–Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, which incorporates several quality domains.

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Clinical Quality Improvement: Practitioners See Unlimited Applications for Imaging Informatics

Imaging informatics finds a new frontier in clinical quality improvement.

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Safety and High Reliability in the Hospital Radiology Department

Turning a radiology department into a high reliability organization requires leadership, teamwork, and a culture of safety.

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Standardization: An Answer to Three of Radiology’s Vexing Problems

Three organizations address the common problems of variation in protocols, the reporting of incidental findings, and radiation dose.

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Quality and Contract Negotiations: Putting a Price on Quality

As radiology wrestles to arrive at a meaningful definition of quality, some organizations are beginning to quantify and monetize excellence

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