Dear Imaging Center Insider,
Is imaging quality control a luxury or a necessity? It's worth taking quality assurance measures to track the characteristics of imaging errors, not only because patient care is negatively affected by these errors, but also because a department's bottom line -- and reputation -- can be damaged, too.
In this month's Imaging Center Insider, we bring you wisdom on this score from two Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) administrators who dramatically improved the error record in their hospital's emergency radiology department. Click here to learn how they did it and what you can do to reduce errors in your department. As an Insider subscriber, you have access to the article days before the rest of our AuntMinnie.com members.
When you've finished, check out the rest of the articles in our Imaging Center Digital Community. Find out what the New England Journal of Medicine has to say about the growth of imaging procedures and radiation exposure, learn how the DRA has affected radiologists compared to nonradiologists, read about how radiation oncologists are fighting Medicare cuts, and consider for yourself whether the furor over Imaging Advantage's business model is much ado about nothing.
As always, if you have a comment or report to share about any aspect of diagnostic imaging practice, management, administration, regulation, or financing, please contact me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you.
