The American Board of Radiology Perspective on Maintenance of Certification: Part IV—Practice Quality Improvement for Diagnostic Radiology

CT Dose Reduction Workshop: An Active Educational Experience

“…Radiology practices can implement a similar program based on this workshop model, to review and revise their own CT protocols. Radiologists enrolled in the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program could create a similar working group as a practice quality improvement project for the part-4 requirement [32].…”

Maintenance of Certification: Update on Attitudes of Members of the American Society of Neuroradiology

“…Each physician must demonstrate a commitment to improving practice quality and enhancing competence. 4 According to the ABR Web site, 5 categories of PQI projects have been defined: 1) patient safety, 2) accuracy of interpretation, 3) report turnaround time, 4) practice guidelines and technical standards, and 5) referring physician surveys. Although projects can be developed by an individual, the MOC process allows group practices, academic departments or divisions, or national societies to engage in PQI projects together.…”

“…Through the site one can pay the fees, register for the cognitive test, update personal information, and store credits as needed. 4 The ABR has made the case repeatedly that self-regulation is in the best interest of the field of radiology rather than having the government or an outside agency legislate the process for radiology. 5,6 There is ample evidence that if the program of self-regulation through the MOC "fails" (and failure can be defined by the public or the government in a variety of ways), the field of radiology may be subject to government regulations that will be more onerous, more expensive, and less valuable than those proposed by the ABR and ABMS.…”

Tracking Delays in Report Availability Caused by Incorrect Exam Status with Web-Based Issue Tracking: A Quality Initiative

“…1,6-15 Strife et al 7 emphasized the importance of quality care and the need to reduce medical errors in the health care system. This group elaborated on ways in which quality and medical error reduction can be improved, citing the utility of practice quality improvement projects focusing on decreasing turnaround time (the time between completion of the exam and availability of the final report to the referring physician).…”