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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Screening slowdowns spelled tens of thousands fewer mammograms, hundreds more missed diagnoses

Declining mammography rates during the COVID-19 pandemic call for additional resources to pinpoint those in need of screening, experts charged. 

August 30, 2021
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Quality experts urge CMS to fold imaging Appropriate Use Criteria Program into other value initiatives

After years of delays, the initiative's usefulness has "diminished significantly," imaging leaders from several noted institutions wrote in Health Affairs. 

August 27, 2021
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Virtual reality helps radiology department significantly reduce pain and anxiety during contrast delivery

Those involved see VR’s role growing further in imaging, with plans to use the goggles to help decrease stress and claustrophobia during MRI exams. 

August 25, 2021
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Experts warn hospitals about the perils of outsourcing radiology services

Demand for faster imaging interpretation has propelled an uptick in outsourcing, with half of radiologists reportedly reading scans offsite. 

August 23, 2021
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Quashing patients’ misconceptions about radiology while they’re parked in the waiting room

Some patients have little understanding about the role of the radiologist or how it differs from the technologist, but Belgian providers are educating consumers with a simple intervention.

August 19, 2021

Out-of-pocket costs climbing for imaging services after mammography, despite ACA safeguards

Radiologists are concerned this trend could force women to skip crucial follow-up services such as MRI, ultrasound and breast biopsy. 

August 18, 2021
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Radiologists lead team effort to improve lung cancer screening among patients with serious mental illness

This population has struggled against America’s No. 1 cancer killer, experiencing significant disparities and a higher mortality rate than the general population

August 10, 2021

One-third of ED visits for ministroke include redundant brain imaging, costing $8.7M in a single year

There is limited diagnostic value in using CT to examine the brain of patients suffering a transient ischemic attack, with MRI favored for initial assessment. 

July 29, 2021

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The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

Using CT to perform coronary artery calcium scoring on symptomatic chest pain patients can deliver significant value, according to a new data published in Radiology

Peninsula Imaging told Mary Raver in 2014 that a cancerous growth was benign. She now has 18 months to live.

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