Open AccessAchieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging II
Author(s) -
Pamela S. Douglas,
Jersey Chen,
Linda D. Gillam,
Robert C. Hendel,
W. Gregory Hundley,
Frederick A. Masoudi,
Manesh R. Patel,
Eric D. Peterson
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.11.012
Subject(s) - accreditation , standardization , quality (philosophy) , medical imaging , general partnership , modalities , medicine , government (linguistics) , quality assurance , medical physics , quality management , medical education , business , political science , pathology , radiology , finance , marketing , sociology , external quality assessment , social science , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology , law , service (business)
Despite rapid technologic advances and sustained growth, less attention has been focused on quality in imaging than in other areas of cardiovascular medicine. To address this deficit, representatives from cardiovascular imaging societies, private payers, government agencies, the medical imaging industry, and experts in quality measurement met in the second Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging Think Tank. The participants endorsed the previous consensus definition of quality in imaging and proposed quality measures. Additional areas of needed effort included data standardization and structured reporting, appropriateness criteria, imaging registries, laboratory accreditation, partnership development, and imaging research. The second American College of Cardiology-Duke University Think Tank continued the process of the development, dissemination, and adoption of quality improvement initiatives for all cardiovascular imaging modalities.
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