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.

Scientists use 3D spine imaging to reduce patients’ radiation exposure

Scoliosis—which affects upward of 9 million Americans annually—causes excessive curvature of the spine, requiring repeated radiographs over the course of years to determine its progression.

November 7, 2019

Provider tries same-day biopsy program to reduce breast treatment disparities: 3 takeaways

Past studies have well-established disparities in breast cancer care, with minority women often waiting longer to receive their biopsy than white counterparts, delaying much-needed treatment.

November 6, 2019
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7 troubleshooting tips to address ambiguous findings on radiographs

There are several problem-solving tips that radiologists can try to alleviate uncertainty, researchers noted in a piece published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

October 30, 2019

CDS won't replace radiologists in pediatric emergency cases

Access to clinical decision support systems or not, pediatric emergency care physicians value and will continue to seek radiologists' input in imaging decision-making.

October 24, 2019

3 steps radiologists can take to keep healthcare-associated infections out of their practice

As the imaging expert’s responsibility has grown on the care team, so too should the radiology department play a part in preventing HAIs, researchers argued. 

October 18, 2019
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‘A game changer’: University piloting handheld imaging device to locate, break up kidney stones

UC San Diego Health is testing the use of a minimally invasive, handheld device that can more easily detect and demolish kidney stones, without the need for x-rays or sedation. 

October 17, 2019

‘Like magic’: AI bests radiologists in correctly diagnosing collapsed lung

New assistive technology developed by one Canadian university could serve as a “computational second opinion” for busy radiologists assessing difficult-to-diagnose collapsed lungs, experts said this week. 

October 16, 2019
Virtual reality

Doctor uses virtual reality to speed up radiology training, availability of new treatment

Ziv Haskal, MD, an interventional radiologist with the University of Virginia Health System, has created an 11-minute virtual reality experience for docs, detailing a less-invasive treatment for thyroid patients. 

October 16, 2019

Around the web

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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