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.

FDA commissioner, a veteran cardiologist, highlights ongoing issues with US healthcare system
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, talked to Cardiovascular Business about healthcare spending, inconsistent patient outcomes and much more.
FDA commissioner urges health systems to strengthen AI quality oversight
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, explains the need for hospitals to perform quality assurance checks on clinical artificial intelligence to ensure these technologies don't "drift" from what was originally cleared by the FDA.
Clinical decision support significantly reduces use of CT for pulmonary embolism
Across 340,000 hospital admissions, there was a 7.4% decrease in CTPA use after referrers started consulting CDS, experts write in JACR.
AI prevents mammography positioning errors before exposure
And it can spot positioning errors in less than two seconds, new research suggests.
Frequent AI use may increase radiologists’ risk of burnout
The problem is particularly pronounced among members of the specialty who already have a high workload or are skeptical of artificial intelligence.

American College of Radiology updates imaging appropriateness criteria with 6 new topics

The latest release covers clinical scenarios such as imaging of mediastinal masses and screening for fetal anomalies during the second and third trimester.

October 6, 2020

Offering imaging exam for free ups utilization by 546%, with key gains in underserved populations

University Hospitals Health System tested the pricing change in a bid to boost outcomes in its service area.

September 23, 2020

Tech firm focused on quashing misdiagnoses in radiology scores key designation from the feds

Covera Health joins a list of less than 100 entities in the U.S. that have earned this nod from AHRQ.

September 22, 2020

‘The best radiology in the world’: How Radiology Alliance and the University of Rochester scored a triple win on incidental findings

Sponsored by Nuance

Providers harness Nuance technology to create backstop for imaging cases that may slip through the cracks

Current LDCT lung cancer screening thresholds may be leaving Black patients behind

This population has been underrepresented in LCS trials, despite having a higher incidence of the disease, experts reported in JACR.

September 16, 2020

Accreditors suspend hospital’s mammography services over ‘serious image quality deficiencies’

It was back in April that the American College of Radiology alerted the FDA of concerns found at St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, Louisiana.

September 14, 2020

Choosing Wisely alone not enough to drop low-value imaging of clogged neck arteries

That’s according to the results of a new investigation of value at the Veterans Affairs Health System, published in JAMA Network Open.

September 4, 2020

Announcing the winners of Radiology Business Journal’s 3rd annual Imaging Innovation Awards

A panel of judges winnowed the final list down to five after receiving dozens of submissions from some of the biggest names in imaging.

September 2, 2020

Quality

FDA commissioner, a veteran cardiologist, highlights ongoing issues with US healthcare system

FDA commissioner urges health systems to strengthen AI quality oversight

Clinical decision support significantly reduces use of CT for pulmonary embolism

AI prevents mammography positioning errors before exposure

Frequent AI use may increase radiologists’ risk of burnout