2010 Quality Storyboards

Following its Spring meeting, the Quality Improvement Committee issued a call for storyboard abstracts that describe quality assessment and improvement initiatives in the field of radiology that have taken place in institutions to improve the care or service provided to patients. After a rigorous peer-review process, 47 abstracts were selected for development into storyboards. These were displayed in the Health Services Research, Policy, and Practice section of the Lakeside Learning Center at RSNA 2010.

 Creating an Unified Patient Radiation Dose Tracking System: Multiple Modalities, Vendors, and Techniques 
University of British Columbia
Authors: Tim O'Connell, MEng, MD, Debra Chang, MD, John E. Aldrich, PhD, John R. Mayo, MD

 Cutting Down on Radiation on CT Urography: How We Did It 
Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea
Authors: Sungwon Lee, MD, SeungEun Jung, MD, Sung EunRha, MD, Soon Nam Oh, Young Joon Lee, MD, Jae Y. Byun, MD, PhD

 Decreasing MRI Wait Times Using LEAN Methodology: Our Experience at Humber River Regional Hospital 
Humber River Regional Hospital
Authors: Claudina Longo, MRT.R, Denise Ellison, RT 

 Decreasing Variability in CT Scan Reporting of Emphysema 
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Authors: Francine L. Jacobson, MD, MPH, RachnaMadan, MD, Ritu R. Gill, MBBS, Orla Buckley, HirotoHatabu, MD, PhD, Andetta R. Hunsaker, MD

 Developing and Maintaining a Quality Improvement Initiative in a Large Community Academic Radiology Department: Highlights and Successes of a Five Year Experience 
Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC)
Authors: Steven Lev, MD, RaziaRehmani, MD, Victor J. Scarmato, MD

 Development and Deployment of a Web-based Quality and Safety Toolbox: Platform-independent Online Modules for Managing Peer Review, Results Communication, Safety Reporting, Faculty Performance Evaluation, and a Quality Tutorial 
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Authors: Chun-Shan Yam, PhD, Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD

 Development of a CT Contrast Program: A Model for Community Hospitals 
Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC)
Authors: RaziaRehmani, MD, Julia Grossman, Toshimasa Clark, Steven Lev, MD 

 Development of a Radiology Operation Dashboard for Minimizing Unread Cases in Large Teaching Hospitals Using PACS 
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Authors: Chun-Shan Yam, PhD, Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD

 Doctor, Did You Look at That X-ray? Tools to Reduce Image and Report Mismatch Errors 
Staten Island University Hospital
Authors: David Hirschorn, MD, VinhPhan, MD 

 Efficiency Metrics for Imaging Device Productivity 
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
Authors: William Pavlicek, PhD, Clinton V. Wellnitz, MD, Teresa Wu, Muhong Zhang, Rafael Miranda, Shirley Loprino, MBA, RT, et al.

 Establishing a Radiologic Technologist Peer Review Program 
Massachusetts General Hospital
Authors: Preston Drew Stingley, MHA, MBA, Ernest Byers, MA, Patricia Doyle, MBA, RT, Janice Wright, BS, RT, Anthony E. Samir, MBBCh, Javier M. Romero, MD

 Evaluating the Implementation of a QI Initiative: Week-end Gastrojejunostomy Tube Maintenance Service in a Tertiary Pediatric Center 
The Hospital for Sick Children
Authors: Diana Jaskolka, BS, Nicole E. Brown, BS, Eyal Cohen, MD, Med, Bill J. Moustephen, MD, Bairbre L. Connolly, MD

 Evidence-based Process for Improving Resident CT Protocol Competency 
Henry Ford Hospital
Authors: Brent Griffith, MD, James J. Morrison, MD, Eric M. Spickler, MD

 Imaging the Culprit's Twin: Search for the Intra-operative Retained Foreign Body 
Penn State College of Medicine
Authors: Kathleen D. Eggli, MD, Michael A. Hess, ARRT, RT

 Improving MRI Patient Safety at the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics 
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
Authors: Matthew C. Henry, MBA, Holly Krizek, Gregory L. Spicer, MS, RT(R), Scott B. Reeder, MD, PhD, Jeffrey P. Kanne, MD

 Improving Team Performance during the Preprocedure Time-out 
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Authors: Mandie Street, ARRT, PrathushaTatineny, BA, James R. Duncan, MD, PhD 

 Improving the Clinical Performance of Radiologists: Multisource Expansion of a Peer Review Program beyond Comparisons of Diagnostic Errors and Discrepancies 
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Authors: Chun-Shan Yam, PhD, Phillip M. Boiselle, MD, Paul W. Spirn, MD, Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD

Improving Ultrasound Report Turnaround Time by Using RSNA-based Reporting Templates and Radiologist-based Examination with Speech Recognition System
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Authors: M. KashifMirza MBBS,MCS, ImranaMasroor, MBBS, Nabile M. Safdar, MD, Waseem A. Mirza, MBBS, Nadeem Ahmad, MBBS, FCPS, Ayesha Shaikh, MD, et al.

 Interventional Radiology Patient Radiation Safety Program 
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterAuthors: Joseph R. Steele Jr, MD, A. K. Jones, PhD; Elizabeth P. Ninan, BS

 Limiting Use of Enteric Contrast for Abdominal CT Studies:Effect on Median Emergency Department CT Turnaround Time and Perceived Exam Quality 
University of Kentucky (UKHealthCare), Lexington, KY
Authors: Bradley Wells, MD, Jason T. Rexroad, MD, Karsten Colwell, RT

 Optimizing Radiation Use During Computed Tomography and Fluoroscopy 
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Authors: Sreevathsan Sridhar, Stephen Currie, BS, Emily M. Beck, BS, Mandie Street, ARRT, James R. Duncan, MD, PhD, Robert C. McKinstry III, MD, PhD, et al.

 Pathway to 100% MOC Commitment in a Large Private Practice Radiology Group: Dealing with Fear, Uncertainty, and Oral Exam-o-phobia 
Radiology Associates Northern Kentucky
Authors: Eric A. Brandser, MD, Gary M. Schmitt, MD

 Peer Review of CT Examination Quality at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital 
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Authors: Deborah D. Flint, PE, MBA, Lincoln Berland, MD, Donna Elam, RT (R)(CT)(AART)

 Quality Improvement of Clinical Cardiac MRI Service Using Analysis of DICOM Image Header Data 
Massachusetts General Hospital
Authors: Kimberly G Kallianos, BS, Brian B Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA, Thomas J. Brady, MD

 Radiation Accumulation Database (RAD): An Automated Method for Summation of Patients' Radiation Doses 
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Authors: Amish Patel, MD, YoavParag, MD, Evan G. Stein, MD, PhD, Burton P. Drayer, MD, Bradley N. Delman, MD

 Radiation Exposure Reduction during Hysterosalpingography 
Montefiore Medical Ctr/Einstein Hospital
Authors: NogahHaramati, MD, Inessa A. Goldman, MD, Alan H. Schoenfeld, MS

 Reducing Radiation Exposure in Pediatric CT: A Shared Responsibility 
University of California Los Angeles
Authors: Maryam Khatonabadi, Theodore R. Hall, MD, M.I. Boechat, MD, Susie Muir, MD, Christopher H. Cagnon, PhD, Michael F. McNitt-Gray, PhD, et al.

 Reimagining the New Employee On-Boarding Process at Massachusetts General Hospital Imaging 
Massachusetts General Hospital
Authors: Whitney E. Carlson, MPH,  Kerri Calter, BS, RT

 Repeat Analysis in a Digital Image Department 
Massachusetts General Hospital
Authors: Mary-Theresa Shore, MS CIIP RT(R)(CT)(MR), FaezehAbedi-Tari, RT, Maureen Trombley, RT, Maureen Seluta, Benjamin Pulli, MD, Thomas J. Schultz, BS, et al.

 Safe Transfer of Trauma Patients in Spine Precautions: A Teaching Module for the Radiology Department 
Metro Health Medical Center
Authors: Jimmy Saade, MD, Charles Spirtos, MD

 Safe Use of Radiation during Fluoroscopy Procedures 
Baylor Healthcare System
Authors: M ACura MD, S. Castillo RN, M Hatab PhD, R Suri MD

 Safety and Efficiency during Vascular Interventional Radiologic Procedures: Identification of Targets for Improvement 
Imperial College, London, UK
Authors: Abigail Morbi, MohamadHamady, FRCR, Celia V. Riga, MRCS, ElikaKashef, MBBS, Ben J. Pearch, MBBS, MD, Nicholas J. Cheshire, MD, et al.

 STAT: How to Make Every Minute Count 
Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC)
Authors: Julia Grossman, Rosalee N. Gonzalez, BS, Toshimasa Clark, Son T. Nguyen, BS, Mary E. Samis, RN, Steven Lev, MD, et al.

 Steps for Decreasing Fluoroscopy Time for PICC Line Placement 
Swedish American Hospital
Authors: Marc A. Bernstein, MD, Karen Biasin, RT

 Strategies for Preventing Catheter-associated Bloodstream Infections 
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Authors: James R. Duncan, MD, PhD, Mandie Street, ARRT

 Streamlined Documented Critical and Urgent Results Communication Protocol 
Radiology Associates Northern Kentucky
Authors: Eric A. Brandser, MD, James Roebker, MD, Walter R. Eiseman, MD, Teresa Hatfield, Jim Woods, RT, Jason Wessel, MBA

 The Benefits and Potential Pitfalls of Lack of Oral Contrast on CT in the Emergent Setting 
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Authors: George K. Spanos, MD, Maryam Balouch, BS, Sravanthi Reddy, MD, David R. Radin, MD, Suzanne Palmer, MD, Vinay A. Duddalwar, MD, FRCR, et al.

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