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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Breast implants linked to rare cancer, deaths recalled

Allergan, a global pharmaceutical company based in Dublin, has issued a voluntary recall for Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders after the action was requested by the FDA. The implants have been linked with several health problems and complications, including a rare form of cancer and death.

 

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Opioid overdose deaths fell in 2018

According to provisional data from the CDC, overdose deaths from opioid abuse in the U.S. likely fell in 2018, representing the first decline in roughly 30 years.

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Why turning 26 ups the risk for people with diabetes

For people with diabetes, turning 26 is a cliff that can turn deadly. That’s because, at that age, young adults are kicked off their parents’ insurance plans and must find their own coverage and continue taking life-saving medication they simply cannot afford.

 

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Medical mistakes harm 1 in 20

British researchers are homing in on just how many medical mistakes occur and how many are preventable.

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CESM provides value during postoperative breast cancer screening

Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) can assist proiders with the postoperative screening of breast cancer patients, according to research published in Clinical Radiology.

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How synthetic mammography falls short compared to FFDM

According to new research published in Academic Radiology, some screen-detected cancers are less conspicuous on SM than FFDM.

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Three diagnostic mistakes account for 75% of malpractice claims

Just three categories of diagnostic errors account for roughly 75% of all serious misdiagnosis-related harms to patients, according to a new study published in Diagnosis. 

Women underrepresented in interventional radiology, provide care comparable to men

Just 8% of interventional radiologists (IRs) in the United States are women, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Women IRs, however, display an interventional case composition, procedural complexity and patient complexity comparable to men.