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.

Blue ribbon panel of experts shares advice on improving fluoroscopy safety: 5 takeaways
The American College of Radiology recently brought together thought leaders from 32 different organizations to come up with ways to standardize care when using this popular imaging system.
Medicare testing new breast cancer screening cost measure
The federal payment program and its third-party partner, Acumen LLC, are now sending surveys to imaging groups that administered 10 or more screening mammograms in 2024.
Combining structured reporting with AI drastically reduces turnaround times
Both structured reporting and AI support have been touted as promising solutions for streamlining workflows while also making radiologists' results more consistent.
Photon-counting CT offers numerous benefits in lung cancer imaging
Compared to conventional contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography, photon-counting CT exams can reduce patients' effective radiation dose by more than 66%.
Less than 25% of radiology-related NIH grants have been awarded to female researchers
New findings highlight the lingering issue of gender inequity in the field, the effects of which extend well beyond career growth for women.

Lee Memorial lights the way for patient engagement in the Sunshine State

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

With more than one million patient contacts each year, Lee Memorial Health System considers patient engagement the order of the day every day. For Mike Smith, CIO of the six-hospital, 1,423-bed organization based in Fort Myers, Fla., this enterprise-wide emphasis means constantly working to ramp up IT-enabled interactions via—among other interfaces—an increasingly in-demand patient portal.

Quality

Blue ribbon panel of experts shares advice on improving fluoroscopy safety: 5 takeaways

Medicare testing new breast cancer screening cost measure

Combining structured reporting with AI drastically reduces turnaround times

Photon-counting CT offers numerous benefits in lung cancer imaging

Less than 25% of radiology-related NIH grants have been awarded to female researchers