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 residency program directors associate combined MD-PhD degrees with inferior clinical performance

A small percentage of radiology residents have a combined MD-PhD degree. What do the individuals managing residency programs think of this trend? How do they perceive MD-PhD residents overall?

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PET imaging agent IDs lung cancer mutation, helps match patients with drug therapy

Individuals dealing with a diagnosis of lung cancer want answers more than, “wait and see.” Recent research shows a new PET scan-compatible imaging agent will be able to detect a specific mutation in nonsmall cell lung cancer.

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Additional learning opportunities boost on-call residents' confidence, knowledge

Implementing mixed-media teaching tools could boost radiology residents’ comfort levels when dealing with after-hours breast imaging emergencies and expand their knowledge of the topic, according to a study published in Emergency Radiology early this month.

Teleradiology provider claims to increase productivity by 400%

One Grand Rapids, Michigan-based teleradiology provider has reportedly expanded its radiologists’ productivity levels by 400 percent, using voice recognition transcription to more than double productivity without an increase in working hours.

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Aneurysms better detected with axial CT imaging than 3D volume rendering images

Misdiagnosis is a commonality when it comes to posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms (PICAAs), but using thin, axial CT images for diagnosis could be a more effective and accurate option than depending on 3D volume rendering (VR) images, researchers have reported in Academic Radiology.

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High-volume shifts associated with increased discrepancy rates among radiology residents

High-volume shifts can cause discrepancy rates to increase for radiology residents, according to a study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

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IT-based quality review process improves technologist performance

Implementing an IT-based quality review process can improve technologist performance over time, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Up to 60% of chest CTs could involve over-scanning

Up to 60 percent of chest CTs could involve over-scanning, increasing effective and organ radiation doses and threatening patients whose treatment plans call for imaging exams, researchers reported online in the European Journal of Radiology this month.

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