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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American College of Radiology updates imaging appropriateness criteria with 4 new topics

In addition, the college also revised a dozen more categories to help radiologists determine how to deploy imaging in certain scenarios. 

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Postpone all but the most dire breast imaging, ACR, cancer centers and surgeons advise

The groups convened an expert panel of stakeholders to help determine what types of breast care are most urgent and which procedures can wait until the pandemic clears. 

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CT continues filling COVID-19 diagnosis void as more radiologists urge caution on its use

Radiology providers continue using computed tomography as a key tool to diagnose the new coronavirus, despite a growing group of experts lining up against this practice. 

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CMS grants radiologists a reprieve from quality payment programs due to COVID-19

As part of the action, federal officials said they’re extending the deadline to submit 2019 MIPS data to April 30. 

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Radiation exposure dropped 20% in the US, fueled by ‘substantial’ decrease in nuclear medicine use

A cut in Medicare payment may have contributed to the trend, driving doctors away from heart imaging methods that rely on ionizing radiation, experts wrote in Radiology. 

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Size matters: How one large radiology provider is using scale to solve the value equation

Leaders at Radiology Partners recently detailed how they’re harnessing their considerable reach to improve care delivery. 

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12 emergency departments make ‘honor roll’ for reducing avoidable imaging spending by millions

Since the American College of Emergency Physicians launched the effort, participating EDs have saved some $55 million from avoiding unnecessary imaging and hospitalizations. 

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The 5 most common causes of adverse imaging events in radiology

Such occurrences are relatively rare in radiology, but even one case of patient harm is too many, experts argue, underlining the importance of staying on top of this issue. 

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