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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Study charts uptick in unnecessary CT, MR imaging surveillance of noninvasive bladder cancer

The impact of these patterns is substantial and may have negative consequences for patients and the healthcare system, experts wrote in JAMA Network Open. 

Brain MRI for early stage, non-small cell lung cancer likely unnecessary, study asserts

Guidelines recommend routine brain MRI for advanced NSCLC, but there is no consensus around doing so during early stages, experts wrote in Radiology. 

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Sarcoma-suspected incidental imaging findings often irrelevant while posing significant financial burden

“Because these incidentalomas can be considered clinically irrelevant, we believe that there is no benefit in detecting them," experts wrote in Clinical Imaging.

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CMS reopens Merit-based Incentive Payment System application period following omicron surge

The American Medical Association praised the move, noting that physicians need flexibility given ongoing demands stemming from the pandemic. 

The FDA tracks mammography systems and the number of exams performed in the U.S. through its Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) program. This is an example of the GE Senobright HD imaging system.

3D mammography approaching 50% of breast imaging systems in the U.S.

The latest U.S. Food and Drug Administration data on mammography systems installed nationwide shows DBT systems are rapidly replacing traditional 2D full field digital mammography units.

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Radiologists score well in patient experience survey study at Brigham and Women's

Such ratings provide critical feedback for improving performance and an opportunity to communicate imaging’s overall role in patient care, researchers detailed in the American Journal of Roentgenology. 

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Hospitals with higher consumer ratings more likely to comply with imaging price transparency initiatives

Less than half of provider institutions were compliant with CMS' price transparency mandate, according to new research from the Neiman Health Policy Institute published in JACR.  

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Follow-up imaging for incidental liver lesions on breast MRI rarely necessary

As breast magnetic resonance imaging becomes more prevalent, providers should be cautious when ordering additional workups stemming from screening.

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