| From herding cats toward best practices: standardizing the radiologic work process. | |
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PMID: 19933652 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Considerable variation in radiologic procedures, protocols, policies, and workflows exists across the nation, sometimes even within departments. This lack of standardization fosters idiosyncratic behavior and outcomes, undermining the effort to implement best practices across institutions. The purpose of this article is to discuss the need for rapidly implementing recognized standards and best practices when they exist. CONCLUSION: The use of information systems to monitor a wide variety of quality metrics offers managers the opportunity to standardize radiology and departmental practices, with the goal of transforming these practices into those that are more efficient and cost-effective and of higher quality. |
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Authors:
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Giles W L Boland |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: AJR. American journal of roentgenology Volume: 193 ISSN: 1546-3141 ISO Abbreviation: AJR Am J Roentgenol Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-25 Completed Date: 2010-01-07 Revised Date: 2013-05-20 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708173 Medline TA: AJR Am J Roentgenol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1593-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. gboland@partners.org |
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Animals Diffusion of Innovation Guideline Adherence Practice Guidelines as Topic Quality Assurance, Health Care Radiology Department, Hospital / standards*, trends United States Workload* |
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