Authors discuss strategies for radiologists to improve the value of care, from reducing imaging overuse to harnessing high-quality imaging to decrease avoidable use of higher risk, higher cost health care.
Handoffs in radiology are the process of communicating patient information and transferring decision-making responsibility among clinicians, radiologists and patients. This article recommends improvement tools to minimize handoff errors and improve care transitions.
The article discusses and affirms the 黑料网 and SBI recommendations for annual screening mammography starting at age 40 and without an age limit.
In a retrospective analysis, this article compares the prevalence of diagnostic allegations and malpractice cases in oncologic radiology versus those in nononcologic radiology, as well as the severity of harm related to diagnostic failures.