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.

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.
Impella heart pump provides value during high-risk PCI, meta-analysis confirms
Using an Impella heart pump during high-risk PCI was linked to a reduced short-term mortality rate and an acceptable safety profile.
Hundreds of MRI units affected by FDA Class 1 recall
Failure to address these issues could "cause serious adverse health consequences or death," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently warned providers.
Google's Gemini answers patients' IR questions with greater accuracy, more empathy than providers
Some of today’s large language models may be more effective communicators than providers when it comes to explaining interventional radiology procedures.

The average wait time to see a cardiologist is now more than a month

To be exact, the average weight time for a cardiologist appointment in U.S. cities is 32.7 days. This is a 23% increase compared to 2022 and a 74% increase compared to 2004.

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MSK team achieves 0% sedation rate for pediatric MRI

Almost 2,000 children underwent musculoskeletal MRI over an eight-year stretch at the Hospital for Special Surgery, and not a single one of them needed sedation to get through the exam.

GE Healthcare's CleaRecon DL reduces IR image artifacts during procedures

Newly launched algorithm reduces image artifacts in real-time during IR procedures

Clinical validation testing proved CleaRecon DL’s 3D image reconstructions to be effective at reducing unwanted artifacts, offering clearer images in 98% of cases.

Covera Health to vet prostate MRI providers for ‘Radiology Centers of Excellence’

The startup has partnered with employers such as Walmart, providers and health plans (including BCBS Michigan) to steer patients to top imaging centers.

Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System

Sterile, temperature-controlled preservation reduces long-term mortality after heart transplant by 54%

An advanced preservation system from Paragonix, a Getinge company, was linked to dramatic reductions in both mortality and procedural complications.

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American College of Radiology updates imaging appropriateness criteria with 11 new topics

For the first time, the ACR Appropriateness Criteria is providing guidance covering staging and follow-up of leukemia, the college said Tuesday.

Raj Kedar, MD, MBBS, FACR, vice chair of radiology and the University of South Florida, and chief of radiology at Tampa General Hospital, spoke on how to improve quality of STAT radiology orders and reduce inappropriate exams.

Enhancing STAT radiology exam order efficiency to reduce turnaround time

Raj Kedar, MD, chief of radiology at Tampa General Hospital, spoke on how to reduce the number of STAT imaging exams and inappropriate exams via staff education and additional questions of orders.

5 EHR-based strategies to reduce CT turnaround times

Simple practice changes have helped Denver Health cut the time from exam order placement to initiation by about 47%.

Quality

The best children’s heart hospitals in the US

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

Impella heart pump provides value during high-risk PCI, meta-analysis confirms

Hundreds of MRI units affected by FDA Class 1 recall

Google's Gemini answers patients' IR questions with greater accuracy, more empathy than providers