Quality and Safety in Imaging

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Framing the Issues

   • Giles W.L. Boland

   Pages 3-8

3. Guideline Development

   • Michael Bettmann, Myriam Hunink

   Pages 11-20

4. Clinical Decision Support Tools for Order Entry

   • Laila Cochon, Ramin Khorasani

   Pages 21-34

5. Informed Use of Medical Radiation in Diagnostic Imaging

   • Donald P. Frush

   Pages 37-48

6. Approach to CT Dose Optimization: Role of Registries and Benchmarking

   • Mannudeep K. Kalra

   Pages 49-60

7. Clinical Audit

   • Jane Adam

   Pages 63-69

8. Quality Metrics: Definition, Creation, Presentation, and Use

   • Romeo Laroya II, Ramin Khorasani

   Pages 71-82

9. Reporting: Recommendations/Guidelines

   • Jessica G. Zarzour, Lincoln L. Berland

   Pages 85-97

10. Structured Reporting: The Value Concept for Radiologists

    • Marta E. Heilbrun, Justin Cramer, Brian E. Chapman

    Pages 99-107

11. Clinical Decision Support at the Radiologist Point of Care

    • Tarik K. Alkasab, Bernardo C. Bizzo, H. Benjamin Harvey

    Pages 109-118

12. Report Communication Standards

    • Erik R. Ranschaert, Jan M. L. Bosmans

    Pages 119-134

13. Image Interpretation

    • Angel Alberich-Bayarri

    Pages 135-143

14. Transforming from Radiologist Peer Review Audits to Peer Learning and Improvement Approaches

    • Ronald Eisenberg, Jonathan Kruskal

    Pages 145-155

15. IT Innovation and Big Data

    • Peter Mildenberger

    Pages 159-170

16. Healthcare Technology Assessment of Medical Imaging Technology

    • Jaap Deinum, Gabriela Restovic, Peter Makai, Gert Jan van der Wilt, Laura Sampietro Colom

    Pages 171-183

17. Back Matter

    Pages 185-190

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This book provides a roadmap for optimizing quality and safety within radiology practices, whether academic or private and irrespective of their national setting. All aspects of the radiology workflow are addressed, from imaging appropriateness, examination scheduling, and patient preparation through to imaging protocol optimization (including radiation dose management), modality operations, reporting (including structured reporting), and report communication. The book highlights innovative IT tools, including clinical decision support, that drive compliance with national best practice standards and guidelines. The use of big data tools to manage and enhance clinical delivery is addressed. Finally, metrics designed to measure the value that radiology brings to patient care and patient outcomes are introduced. Readers wishing to deepen their understanding of contemporary best practices regarding quality and safety will find this book to be a rich source of practical information.

• CDS tools
• Imaging Appropriateness
• Imaging Protocols
• Modality Operations
• Quality in Medical Imaging
• Radiation Dose Optimization
• Safety in Medical Imaging
• Structured Reporting in Radiology

“This book provides valuable insights, ideas and incentives for radiology service improvements and, as such, may be considered a useful reference for those contemplating the radiology accreditation scheme ISAS defining quality and key performance indicators in radiology. It also provides a useful insight into potential quality improvements of the future, specifically in reporting (new tools) and education (new content).” (Peter Hiles, RAD Magazine, July, 2019)

• Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  Lluís Donoso-Bach

• Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  Giles W. L. Boland

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