• AJR Am J Roentgenol · Apr 2014

    Improving imaging utilization through practice quality improvement (maintenance of certification part IV): a review of requirements and approach to implementation.

    • Brent Griffith, Manuel L Brown, and Rajan Jain.
    • 1 Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202.
    • AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Apr 1; 202 (4): 797-802.

    ObjectiveThe 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.ConclusionThere 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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