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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Guidelines produce sizable drop in PICC line use, with radiologists leading the way

Peripherally inserted central catheters are a widely used and essential method for venous access, but they can lead to major complications such as infections and thrombosis. 

Skyrocketing use of emergency brain imaging is out of step with overall ED trends

The findings raise questions about imaging overutilization, Emory University radiology experts wrote in JACR. 

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Radiologists make significantly more mistakes on the night shift than they do during the day

Errors increased during the back-half of the late shift compared to the earlier portion, Mayo Clinic imaging experts reported in Radiology. 

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Diagnostic imaging serves no purpose in assessing breast pain, internal medicine docs stress

In a recent JAMA editorial, three UT Southwestern Medical Center internists implored their peers to shelve this low-value practice.

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Bolstering breast imaging recall letter readability significantly improves timely patient follow-up

That’s according to a new retrospective study out of Johns Hopkins, published in JACR. 

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How one hospital radiology department dropped CT procedure turnaround time by 78%

Emory Healthcare used Lean Six Sigma methods to dramatically improve its processes, experts detailed in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 

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Hospital giant launches at-home COVID care program that includes radiology services

Northwell Health is sending mobile machines to patients' homes to obtain chest x-rays and, if necessary, referring consumers to outpatient facilities for CT or ultrasound testing. 

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COVID patients at increased risk of ‘dire outcomes’ including leg clotting and amputation

That’s according to the results of a small, single-center analysis published in Radiology. 

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