on April 29, 2013 |
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Topics: Screening and Prevention, Methodologies, Performance Improvement, Quality, CT, Imaging, Service Lines
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
A screening tool that adds no cost, time, or radiation exposure to the patient—sound too good to be true? According to University of Wisconsin researchers publishing in this month’s Annals of Internal Medicine, the answer may surprise you.
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Save time and resources with CT osteoporosis screening
on April 23, 2013 |
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Topics: Health Systems, Strategy, Planning, Imaging, Service Lines, Continuum Integration, Methodologies, Performance Improvement, Appropriateness, Quality, IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, Clinical Decision Support, Electronic Medical Records Strategy
Natalie McGarry, Imaging Performance Partnership
How can radiology programs contribute to their organizations under reform?
One health system CEO claims imaging is well positioned to lead because of the specialty’s experience with data and its central role in many patients' diagnoses and treatment.
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A hospital CEO weighs in: Radiology should lead reform
on March 25, 2013 |
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Topics: Screening and Prevention, Methodologies, Performance Improvement, Patient-Focused Care, Mammography, Imaging, Service Lines, Breast Cancer, Tumor Site Strategy, Oncology
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
The debate over mammography is well-known to imaging leaders. Some critics believe our country over-screens for breast cancer, which may cause physical, psychological, and financial harms to patients with false positive findings. Yet many others argue that those harms are significantly outweighed by the tool’s proven ability to save lives and initiate cancer earlier when it can be less invasive and expensive.
A new study released this month from the Annals of Family Medicine suggests that women with false positive findings suffer harm more seriously, and for longer periods of time, than initially thought.
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Study shows lingering harms of breast cancer false positives
