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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Radiologists lead team effort to improve lung cancer screening among patients with serious mental illness

This population has struggled against America’s No. 1 cancer killer, experiencing significant disparities and a higher mortality rate than the general population

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One-third of ED visits for ministroke include redundant brain imaging, costing $8.7M in a single year

There is limited diagnostic value in using CT to examine the brain of patients suffering a transient ischemic attack, with MRI favored for initial assessment. 

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85% of radiologists’ head and neck cancer misses are ‘failure to see’ errors

The majority of misses were detected incidentally (67.6%) on imaging exams not performed for a primary head and neck indication, according to a new study in Clinical Radiology. 

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Female physicians order more imaging than men, produce lower mortality rates

That's according to a new cross-sectional study incorporating nearly 172,000 treated across several hospitals, published in JAMA Health Forum.

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Hospital apologizes after erroneous cancer diagnosis left woman without right breast for 9 months

Hospital leaders labeled the error as a "serious incident," with an investigation finding that the original provider failed to seek a second opinion. 

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Radiology consultation service bolsters department’s value amid COVID-19 shutdowns

Weill Cornell Medicine saw a 16% uptick in the use of its service, with experts urging others in the specialty to test out this value-added offering. 

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Diagnostic delays the most common cause of patient injury in radiology

Meanwhile, mammography is the modality most commonly involved in these incidents, according to a new decades-long data dive. 

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Radiologists can play ‘significant’ role in systems-based approach to boosting osteoporosis outcomes

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine's Department of Radiology has helped reduce the risk of secondary breaks through its Fracture Liaison Service. 

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