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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Radiology providers resume breast imaging after months-long ‘odyssey’ over quality concerns

Two separate radiology providers recently relaunched their mammography services following lengthy suspensions, triggered by FDA and ACR concerns. 

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CMS approves 3 new radiology quality measures in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

These measures were developed by a working group of clinicians and provide radiologists with a new opportunity to score incentives, officials said. 

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More proof that US radiologists must abandon the ‘single-reader paradigm’

Results from a high-profile breast cancer screening program in Ireland are adding more ammunition to the argument that radiologists need help. 

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Commercial insurers spent at least $192M on low-value imaging in one year alone

The finding was part of a larger exploration of healthcare waste, published recently by consulting firm Altarum. 

Malpractice, emotional fears fuel radiologists’ hesitancy in using RadPeer

The clinical tool has facilitated 41 million reviews since its inception, but some doctors are still concerned about being punished for their mistakes, according to a new study. 

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Millions of unscheduled imaging exams may be slipping through the cracks each year

Researchers recently studied this phenomenon at one academic institution, and their findings could have widespread implications across radiology.

Deploying radiologists as ‘human clinical decision support’ to quash inappropriate imaging

Yale New Haven Hospital recently tested out this workflow change, adding a button in its EHR that allows physicians to suggest changes to CT or MRI requests. 

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American College of Radiology releases new imaging appropriateness criteria

The Jan. 13 update includes one new topic—child cerebrovascular disease—along with seven revisions.

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