Quality and Safety in Imaging
Editors: Donoso, Lluís, Boland, Giles W. L. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Describes contemporary best practices concerning quality and safety
- Highlights innovative IT tools to manage process and workflow
- Addresses use of the value chain to re-engineer radiology
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- About this book
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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.
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“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)
- Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Framing the Issues
Pages 3-8
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Guideline Development
Pages 11-20
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Clinical Decision Support Tools for Order Entry
Pages 21-34
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Informed Use of Medical Radiation in Diagnostic Imaging
Pages 37-48
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Approach to CT Dose Optimization: Role of Registries and Benchmarking
Pages 49-60
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Quality and Safety in Imaging
- Editors
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- Lluís Donoso
- Giles W. L. Boland
- Series Title
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-42578-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-42578-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-42576-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-13254-5
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 190
- Number of Illustrations
- 7 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
- Topics