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Improving imaging utilization through practice quality improvement (maintenance of certification part IV): a review
Brent Griffith1, Manuel L Brown, Rajan Jain
11 Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202.
Objective:
The purposes of this article are to review the American Board of Radiology requirements for practice quality improvement and to describe our approach to improving imaging utilization while offering a guide to implementing similar projects at other institutions, emphasizing the plan-do-study-act approach.
Conclusion:
There is increased emphasis on improving quality in health care. Our institution has undertaken a multiphase practice quality improvement project addressing the appropriate utilization of screening cervical spinal CT in an emergency department.
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