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.

Medicare cost-cutting initiative targets ‘wasteful, inappropriate’ interventional radiology services
IRs criticized the CMS proposal, believing it could lead to excess morbidity and mortality in Medicare.
Radiology group cyberattack exposes private info of over 150,000 patients
The information exposed during the attack included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and service charges.
Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate
OSU Medical Center has addressed common challenges including insufficient documentation, miscommunication, and the risk of repeat imaging.
Experts share recipe to reduce radiologist recommendations for unnecessary extra imaging
Education and other initiatives helped cut the rate of radiologist recommendations for additional imaging by 44% compared to a control site.
The top 25 heart hospitals in the United States
Newsweek and Statista have crunched the data and ranked the top U.S. hospitals for cardiac care. Did your facility make the cut?

FDA announces recall of two more eye drop brands

Use of the contaminated eye drops could result in eye infections that could lead to blindness, the FDA said.

What new data tell us about TAVR in women with a history of early menopause

Researchers examined data from more than 700 TAVR patients, publishing their findings in the American Journal of Cardiology.

High costs limit the value of dapagliflozin, empagliflozin as heart failure treatments

SGLT2 inhibitors such as dapagliflozin and empagliflozin are associated with improved outcomes among many heart failure patients. The medications are not cost-effective, however, limiting their overall value. Read the full economic analysis to learn more.

Ulcerative colitis AI identifies activity vs. remission, predicts future flareups

Researchers across the pond have developed and externally validated an AI model that can predict flareups of ulcerative colitis.

New American College of Cardiology President B. Hadley Wilson shares his goals for the future

The veteran interventional cardiologist told Cardiovascular Business he sees potential in the ACC's ability to grow both nationally and internationally in the next year.

New guidelines recommend imaging asymptomatic siblings of physical abuse victims

Nearly 30 experts, including nine pediatric radiologists and seven neurorads, collaborated to create the consensus statement.

Diabetes and obesity rates in the US are climbing

Reviewing the records of nearly 13,000 young adults, researchers have found several cardiovascular risk factors increased in prevalence over time.

Atul Verma, MD, head of cardiology at McGill University Health Centre

Day 3 at ACC.23 features late-breaking studies on pulsed-field ablation, other new technologies

The third and final day of ACC.23 featured a key update on Medtronic's pulsed-field ablation technology and many other late-breaking clinical studies.

Quality

Medicare cost-cutting initiative targets ‘wasteful, inappropriate’ interventional radiology services

Radiology group cyberattack exposes private info of over 150,000 patients

Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate

Experts share recipe to reduce radiologist recommendations for unnecessary extra imaging

The top 25 heart hospitals in the United States