Agencies and Programs
Agencies and Programs Jeffrey P. Kanne LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. List agencies that regulate health care in the United States 2. Describe current programs focusing on quality improvement and safety in…
Monitoring and Reporting of Complications
Monitoring and Reporting of Complications Jeffrey P. Kanne LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Define sentinel event and near miss 2. List causes of errors in medical imaging interpretation 3. Describe types of…
Image Quality Assurance Programs
Image Quality Assurance Programs Jeffrey P. Kanne LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Describe modality-specific image quality management strategies 2. State methods for integrating quality management into radiologists’ workflow 3. List the steps…
Report Turn-Around Time
Report Turn-Around Time Jeffrey P. Kanne LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Define report turn-around time and describe its importance in the context of all stakeholders 2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of…
Patient Satisfaction
Patient Satisfaction Jeffrey P. Kanne LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Describe approaches to gauging patient satisfaction in radiology 2. List specific aspects of patient experience in radiology and list specific metrics that…
Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging
Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging Bryan P. Bednarz John R. Vetter LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Discuss common radiation quantities used in medical imaging quality and safety 2. Overview possible biologic…
ACR Quality and Safety Programs
ACR Quality and Safety Programs Jeffrey P. Kanne LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Describe the quality programs offered by the American College of Radiology (ACR) 2. Understand the purpose behind ACR registries…
Musculoskeletal Disorders Due to Endocrinopathy, Metabolic Derangement, and Arthropathy
Musculoskeletal Disorders Due to Endocrinopathy, Metabolic Derangement, and Arthropathy Ricardo Restrepo Edward Y. Lee Paul S. Babyn Hadeel M. Seif El Dein Bjorn Lundin Andrea S. Doria INTRODUCTION The pediatric…
Musculoskeletal Traumatic Disorders
Musculoskeletal Traumatic Disorders Mark E. Bittman Jeannette M. Peréz-Rosselló Donald A. Tracy Abdusamea Shabani Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION Trauma to the musculoskeletal system is common, and imaging plays a crucial…
Musculoskeletal Neoplastic Disorders
Musculoskeletal Neoplastic Disorders Hee-Kyung Kim Jung-Eun Cheon Sara O. Vargas Hye-Kyung Yoon INTRODUCTION During the past several decades, improved early and accurate diagnosis along with development of new therapeutic regimens…
