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.

GPT-4o outperforms radiologists at CT protocoling
Context is the key to accurate and effective large language model protocoling for CT scans, according to new research.
Robotic-assisted navigation improves accuracy, halves radiation dose during interventional procedures
Often integrated with artificial intelligence, these systems have been shown to improve accuracy and reproducibility during IR care.
Akumin secures $154M to support long-term growth
Akumin recently announced several developments intended to strengthen its finances and support the growth of its imaging and radiation oncology services.
New iron-based imaging agent significantly improves brain tumor visualization
Ferumoxytol is used primarily in medications that treat anemia, but the FDA recently cleared it for deployment in brain imaging as well.
AI reduces readers' kidney lesion interpretation times by over 30%
The tool also can be used on contrasted abdominal scans completed for other clinical indications, addressing suspicious lesions before they worsen.

Research highlights rampant 'over-scanning' during pediatric CT exams

Experts involved in the study caution that this increases children’s risk of developing radiation-induced malignancies down the road.

Hospital in Mexico earns first heart failure certification of its kind

A facility outside the United States has received the American Heart Association's Comprehensive Heart Failure Center Certification for the first time.

Lack of standardized PSMA PET/CT reporting hindering patient care

A new assessment details numerous discrepancies between scoring systems, which could have a detrimental impact on patient care, experts contend.

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Radiology resident-led quality improvement project boosts incidental findings follow-up rate

The monthly audit is used to identify findings that may have been missed by referring providers within their network, along with initiating communication of radiologists' recommendations.

House Republicans propose reviving shelved imaging appropriate-use criteria program

Reps. Diana Harshbarger and Blake Moore recently introduced the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act after bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate did the same in May.

David Magid, MD, MPH/MSPH, a professor of cardiology at the University of Colorado, explains attributing cardiac patient care to physicians in accountable care organizations.

Common methods for attributing cardiac care in ACOs may be falling short

As the United States continues to move toward quality-based care, ACOs need to rethink the way they attribute care to cardiologists and other members of the heart team.

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The best children’s heart hospitals in the US

The annual list is based on resources, services provided, outcomes data and survey responses from thousands of physicians. Did your facility make the cut?

AI algorithm effectively repurposes CT scans to screen for 2 key chronic diseases

Experts are hopeful that routine CT scans could serve the dual purpose of screening patients for both osteoporosis and heart disease.

Quality

GPT-4o outperforms radiologists at CT protocoling

Robotic-assisted navigation improves accuracy, halves radiation dose during interventional procedures

Akumin secures $154M to support long-term growth

New iron-based imaging agent significantly improves brain tumor visualization

AI reduces readers' kidney lesion interpretation times by over 30%