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Radiology Quality Police

Ben White

What is quality care, and how do you define it? I suspect for most people that quality is like pornography in the classic Supreme Court sense you know it when you see it. But quality is almost assuredly not viewed that way when zoomed out to look at care delivery in a broad, collective sense.

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Alara offers free software for MPFS quality measure compliance

AuntMinnie

Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for 2024. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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Volpara debuts Quiver software for MQSA compliance reporting at SBI

AuntMinnie

Volpara Health Technologies debuted its Quiver software for the management of mammography systems, staff credentials, and professional development in support of compliance with the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).

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Shaping the future of radiology in 2025: Trends, threats, and opportunities

AuntMinnie

This transition is fueled by the growing demand for imaging services, efforts to reduce operational costs, and the need to ensure consistent service quality. Beyond violating patient trust and regulatory compliance, compromised data disrupts clinical workflows and can negatively impact patient care.

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Understanding Breast Density and the Impact of the New FDA Requirement: How Aidoc and ScreenPoint Support MQSA Compliance

Aidoc

This technology supports radiology teams in meeting MQSA compliance while enhancing assessment accuracy. Detailed Density Metrics : The software calculates both a Density Grade score and Volumetric Breast Density, offering a comprehensive, data-driven analysis aligned with clinical standards. Annals of Internal Medicine 2017.

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Volpara Launches MQSA Compliance Software at the Society for Breast Imaging Symposium

Imaging Technology

a global leader in software for the early detection and prevention of cancer, today debuted a new central, digital destination to manage mammography systems, staff credentials and professional development in support of compliance with the Food & Drug Administration 's Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).

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Nociceptive responses to contrast CT aren't necessarily pathology

AuntMinnie

"The [review] findings suggest that optimizing patient management protocols by addressing both the physiological and psychological components of the [patient's] response can lead to improved patient compliance and higher-quality imaging outcomes," Scappatura wrote. The complete study can be found here.