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Financial incentives significantly increase radiologist compliance with quality-improvement initiative

Radiology Business

UT Southwestern has introduced a grading template in knee radiograph reports to help decrease the use of unnecessary MR imaging.

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Adherence to LCS decreases after baseline screening

AuntMinnie

The findings indicate that there's more work to be done to boost patient compliance with LCS, suggested a team led by Roger Kim, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. "In LCS with LDCT reduces lung-cancer-specific mortality by increasing the number of cancers identified at an early stage and has been recommended by the U.S.

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ACR opens doors of AI quality-assurance center

Radiology Business

Radiology practice leaders have a new way to assure their patients, communities, referrers and payers—and their own people—that the AI products they use are in compliance with safety and efficacy guidelines set by the American College of Radiology.

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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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FDA shares key information about forthcoming breast-density notification requirement

Radiology Business

The agency said facilities subject to the Mammography Quality Standards Act will have until Sept. 10 to come into compliance.

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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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Materialise Introduces Mimics Flow Case Management Supporting Quality Management and Compliance for Hospital 3D Printing Labs

Imaging Technology

The new offering enables hospitals to enforce quality management within 3D workflows, digitally streamline point-of-care and 3D printing processes, and empower collaboration between clinicians, 3D lab leaders, and engineers.