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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

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The measure underwent field testing across 17 hospital systems and one integrated outpatient organization, and the results were utilized as part of the National Quality Forum's decision to endorse the measures for use in judging hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, and physician quality. 2019 Jan 2:364:k4931. JAMA Intern Med.

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Alara offers free software for MPFS quality measure compliance

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It specifies the adoption of a new quality measure into the diagnostic radiology set of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) called Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography (CT) in Adults, with the goal of improving patient safety by optimizing CT radiation dose.