Performance indicators for radiation protection management: suggestions from the European Society of Radiology

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“…Internal clinical audits should also be performed, focused on the most important aspects of the workflow, like justification, and the support of relevant international organisations [32] or professional societies [33,7] could be sought for its implementation. Efficiency of equipment use should be integrated in the management policy; implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs) should be developed [52,53] and adapted to the local setting. Audit and KPIs should help to monitor the overall organisation, including the primary and secondary levels which would be under the responsibility of the COR.…”

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How to improve access to medical imaging in low- and middle-income countries ?

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Imaging has become key in the care pathway of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Yet, there are major shortages of imaging equipment and workforce in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The International Society of Radiology outlines a plan to upscale the role of imaging in the global health agenda and proposes a holistic approach for LMICs. A generic model for organising imaging services in LMICs via regional Centres of Reference is presented. The need to better exploit IT and the potential of artificial intelligence for imaging, also in the LMIC setting, is highlighted. To implement the proposed plan, involvement of professional and international organisations is considered crucial. The establishment of an International Commission on Medical Imaging under the umbrella of international organisations is suggested and collaboration with other diagnostic disciplines is encouraged to raise awareness of the importance to upscale diagnostics at large and to foster its integration into the care pathway globally.

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Section: Quality Managementmentioning

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“…The meridians of each part of the aorta and coronary artery also need to be described in the CTA report for the preparation of aortic surgery. Now more and more doctors choose to perform aortic CTA and coronary CT at the same time, but multi-CTA causes increased radiation and contrast agent doses for patients (30)(31)(32)(33). With the developed technology, the technique of aortic CTA combined with coronary CTA has become a research focus for radiologists.…”

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Progress of CT aortic angiography combined with coronary artery in the evaluation of acute aortic syndrome

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et al. 2022

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

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Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a group of cardiovascular diseases that seriously threaten human life and health. AAS patients are often complicated with coronary artery disease and other related diseases, which require rapid and clear clinical diagnosis to avoid serious adverse events. In recent years, with the progress of science and technology, a variety of computer tomography (CT) angiography techniques have been applied in the clinic, and the diagnosis rate of AAS with coronary heart disease (CAD) has greatly increased. At the same time, the development of surgical technology and endovascular repair technology has significantly reduced the mortality and complication rate of AAS surgery. In the clinical diagnosis of AAS and related diseases, CT aortic angiography (CTA) combined with coronary CTA is increasingly applied to identify related diseases. Here, the current research progress on the technique of aortic CTA combined with coronary CTA is reviewed.

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“…Key performance indicators (KPIs) used for imaging departments frequently focus on productivity, and rarely on quality, safety and (more difficult to define) value contributions. The ESR has attempted to define appropriate quality-based KPIs for radiation protection [ 24 ]. Similarly, we should strive to define meaningful KPIs which would more-accurately demonstrate the breadth of our contributions to healthcare, beyond study or report numbers.…”

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Value-based radiology: what is the ESR doing, and what should we do in the future?

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Frija³

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Value-based radiology (VBR) is rapidly gaining ground as a means of considering the input of radiology practice into individual and societal healthcare, and represents a welcome move away from older metrics focused on counting studies performed, without consideration of whether these studies contributed positively to patient management or to society as a whole. Intrinsic to the process of considering whether radiology activity confers value is recognising the breadth of involvement of radiology in healthcare delivery; previous ESR and multi-society publications have explored this, and have sought to highlight the many ways in which our specialty contributes to patient welfare. This paper is intended to highlight some current ESR activities which already contribute substantially to value creation and delivery, and to outline a selection of practical steps which could be taken by the ESR in the future to enhance value.Patient summaryValue-based radiology (VBR) is a conceptual means of looking at the benefits conferred on patients and on society as a whole by provision of radiology services, as opposed to older means of counting numbers of radiology studies performed, without consideration of whether or not those studies contributed overall value. VBR will become increasingly important in the future as a means of determining resources. The ESR has been a leader in advancing VBR concepts and educating radiologists about this novel way of looking at what we do. This paper is designed to highlight current ESR activities which contribute value to healthcare, and to consider other ways in which the ESR could potentially support value enhancement in the future.

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Performance indicators for radiation protection management: suggestions from the European Society of Radiology

Cited by 13 publications

References 14 publications

How to improve access to medical imaging in low- and middle-income countries ?

How to improve access to medical imaging in low- and middle-income countries ?

Progress of CT aortic angiography combined with coronary artery in the evaluation of acute aortic syndrome

Value-based radiology: what is the ESR doing, and what should we do in the future?

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