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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Intermittent fluoro method reduces radiation dose during image-guided biopsy

And the method does not come at the expense of diagnostic yield, an uptick in adverse events or increased procedure times.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, who is a cardiologist, spoke at the opening session of the American Heart Association (AHA) last week about the need for doctors and health systems to step up to address two major problems - misinformation and health disparities.

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf calls on cardiology to address health inequities and combat misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, who is a cardiologist, spoke at the opening session of the American Heart Association about the need to step up and address two major problems in the American healthcare system. 

Upped imaging utilization seems to follow ED clinicians who aren’t physicians

Emergency departments that employ nonphysician practitioners probably improve patient access to timely care. However, these EDs also order 5.3% more imaging than their physician-only counterparts.

3 organizations support 8 ascendant researchers

The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), Strategic Radiology and Bracco Diagnostics have separately elevated early- and mid-career radiologists to heightened educational opportunities.

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Reducing errors: How structured feedback between radiologists and referrers improves patient care

Structured communication feedback systems between radiologists and intensive care unit physicians can significantly reduce instances of adverse events. 

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Physicians are overwhelmed with clinical work

U.S. physicians might be missing out on innovative medical research due to the overwhelming amount of reading and clinical work they are faced with, according to a recent survey.

PACS vendors under the KLAS microscope as many users consider a change

More than 30% of surveyed PACS users are looking around for a potential replacement, according to an 82-page report from KLAS. “The U.S. PACS market is poised for change," the report's authors wrote. 

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Has electronic cropping in digital radiography resulted in the death of collimation?

While electronically cropping an image may seem like a harmless act, the habit is not without unintended consequences, the authors of a new paper recently explained.

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