For the fourth year, RSNA 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, these abstracts were selected for development into Storyboards, and displayed in the Quality Storyboards community of the Lakeside Learning Center at RSNA 2012.
A Focused Follow-up Program to Increase the Retrieval Rate of Optional IVC Filters
University of Chicago
Authors: Steven M. Zangan, MD; Brian S. Funaki, MD; Thuong G. Van Ha, MD; Jonathan M. Lorenz, MD;
Rakesh C. Navuluri, MD; Jeffrey A. Leef, MD
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Follow-up Imaging for Adnexal Lesions
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Authors: Dawna J. Kramer, MD; Jamie Hui, MD; Beverly E. Hashimoto, MD; David L. Coy, MD, PhD;
C. Craig Blackmore, MD, MPH
A Standard Method to Measure the Quality of Care from the Patient’s Perspective
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Authors: Joseph R. Steele Jr, MD; Stowe Shoemaker, PhD; Ryan Clarke
Connecting Care When Time Counts through the Emergency Neuro Image Transfer System; (ENITS)
eHealth Ontario
Authors: Angela Lianos, MSc
Creation and Implementation of a Standard Work for Computed Tomography-guided (CT) Biopsy Procedures
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Authors: A. K. Jones, PhD; Joe Ensor; Rodrick C. Zvavanjanja, MD, FRCR; Michael Pomares; Mohamed Abdelsalam, MD;
Keenan Harris; et al
Critical Test Results Program in a Large Community Hospital
SUMMA Health System
Authors: Daniel A. Finelli, MD; Terrence Creque
Decreasing the Variability in Turnaround Time for Radiography Studies from the Emergency Department
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Authors: Alex Towbin, MD; Srikant B. Iyer, MD,MPH; Kartik Varadarajan; Laurie A. Perry, RN; James Brown;
David B. Larson, MD
Effective Reporting in Cardiac CT Angiography: Improvement via Collaborative Peer Review
Massachusetts General Hospital
Authors: Ashley M. Lee, BS; Leif-Christopher Engel; Manavjot S. Sidhu, MBBS,MD; Udo Hoffmann, MD;
Thomas J. Brady, MD; Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD
Effects of Structured Reporting on Report Quality including Physician Quality Reporting Systems (PQRS) Measure in
an Academic Nuclear Medicine Division
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Authors: Andrea C. Itskovich, MD; Lorraine E. De Blanche, MD; Twyla B. Bartel, DO, MBA; Horace J. Spencer, MS;
Patricia M. Murphy; Tracy L. Brown, MD, PhD
Emergency Department and Radiology Image Results Discrepancy Tracking System: The Objective Was to Enhance
Timely Interpretive Concurrence and to Improve Results Communication for Imaging Studies
Fletcher Allen Health Care, FAHC
Authors: Joseph Mack, MS, BA; Kristen K. Destigter, MD; Norman V. Sturtevant, MD; Steven P. Braff, MD; Stephen M. Leffler, MD
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Yield of Musculoskeletal Fellowship Trainee Image-guided Biopsies at Routine Intervals:
Initial Experience with a Practice Quality Improvement Project Integrated within the Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship Program
Brigham and Womens Hospital
Authors: Glenn C. Gaviola, MD; Stacy E. Smith, MD
Faculty Research Pilot Program: How to Increase Research Productivity in a Community-based Teaching Hospital
Staten Island University Hospital
Authors: Jose Morey, MD; Lorraine Fugazzi, MBA; Mary M. Salvatore, MD; David S. Sarkany, MD;
Yelena Friedman, MA; Omar J. Arnuk, MD
Faster than the Speed of Type: Feasibility of a High-Performance Human-Computer Search Interface for Patient-centered Radiology Ordering Based on Aggregation and Localization of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria
Johns Hopkins
Authors: Anthony F. Fotenos, MD, PhD ; Ryan Woods, MD, MPH; Paras Khandheria, MD; Michael Cohen; Paul G. Nagy, PhD
Imaging Gently: Dose Reduction in Neonatal Chest Radiography through the Implementation of High-kVp Technique
CancerCare Manitoba
Authors: Idris Elbakri, PhD; Benjamin Z. Koplewitz, MD
Improving Educational Quality through the Assessment of Radiology Resident Preliminary Interpretations
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Authors: Jennifer Montgomery, MD, PhD; Bonnie S. Ahn, MD; Kianoush Ansari Gilani, MD; Gerard T. Berry Jr, MD;
Candice Bookwalter, MD, PhD; Nathan P. Fergus, MD; et al
Improving Efficiency in Performance of CT of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis from Order Entry to Protocol at a Safety Net Hospital
Nassau University Medical Center
Authors: Jay P. Agrawal, MD; Nalini Kanth, MD; Saba Gilani, MD; Susan DeCosta; Prachi Anand; Dhyan Rajan; et al
Improving Hand Hygiene Adherence in Radiology: A Programmatic Quality Improvement Initiative Based on Best Practices
University of Washington
Authors: Brian W. Bresnahan, PhD; Daniel S. Hippe, MS; Ken F. Linnau, MD,MS; Cindy L. Hokanson; Stephanie Pardee; Joseph Marotta; et al
Improving Patient Safety in Interventional Radiology: A Multi-centered Trainee-led Approach to Increasing Compliance of the Radiology WHO Checklist
University Hospitals Aintree
Authors: Hardi Madani, MBBS; Adam S. Nelson, MBBS; Peter Logan; Nicholas Day, MBChB, FRCR; Aldo Camenzuli
Improving the Patient Experience through the Development of a Radiology-Specific Patient and Family Advisory Council
Mayo Clinic
Authors: Stacy R. Schultz, BA; Kathleen R. Brandt, MD; Karl N. Krecke, MD; David Jasperson; Jonathan M. Morris, MD
Improving the Quality of Breast MRI Reports with Standardized Templates and Structured Reporting
Brigham and Womens Hospital
Authors: Dorothy A. Sippo, MD; Sughra Raza, MD; Katherine P. Andriole, PhD; Robyn L. Birdwell, MD
Mammography Positioning Checklist and Coaching: An Approach to Improve Imaging Quality
Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital
Authors: Mariela Cantera, MD; Erica Pollack; Daniel S. Chow, MD; Joanna Uruijo; Ralph T. Wynn, MD; Jennifer R. Kohr, MD
Management of a Quality Control Program within a Large Health Care Region
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Authors: Petar Seslija, MSc,BEng; Kevin Hammerstrom; Henry Ross; Trudy Pel; Robert Cropp, PhD; Jeffrey Chabot; et al
Managing Late Day Work in the Ultrasound Department: A Quality Improvement Project
Mayo Clinic
Authors: Karen S. Sellner, RN; Carrie L. Carlson, RT; Michael Nienow; Deborah D. Pahl, RN; Nora J. Harer; Deborah L. Nelson; et al
Minimizing Radiation Dose in Metallic Foreign Body Screening of the Orbits Prior to Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Authors: Mary F. Wood, MD; Kimberly Hoang, MD; Mary J. Mason, MPH; Marc L. Silverberg, MD; Sarah C. Shaves, MD
Neuro-Interventional Ultrasound (NIR)--Improving Patient Access
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Authors: Joseph R. Steele Jr, MD; Tonya Brightmon, MS,RT; Beth S. Edeiken-Monroe, MD
Optimizing Our Practice: Skeletal Surveys for Non-accidental Injury--A Continuing Audit
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Authors: Hugh Harvey, MBBS; Davide Prezzi, MBBS; Ima Moorthy, FRCR; Ian Kenney, FRCR
Peer-to-Peer: An Integrated PACS Based Solution for Improving Compliance with the Radiology Peer Review Process
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Authors: Adam E. Flanders, MD; Richard J. Gorniak, MD; Paras Lakhani, MD; Richard E. Sharpe Jr, MD, MBA;
Christopher G. Roth, MD; Christopher R. Merritt, MD; et al
Quality Improvement and Confirmation (QuIC) Projects: A Method for Rapid and Verifiable Improvement in
Focused Aspects of Individual Performance in Radiology Departments
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Authors: C. Matthew Hawkins, MD; Rebecca M. Pryor, BS, RT; Christopher N. Alsip, BS,RT; David B. Larson, MD
Radiation Dose Reduction Strategies in the NICU
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Authors: David S. Dinhofer, MD; John B. Amodio III, MD
Screening Cervical Spine CT in the Emergency Department: A Collaborative Multi-phase
Approach to Improving Imaging Over-Utilization
Henry Ford Hospital
Authors: Brent Griffith, MD; Mark K. Kelly, MD; Phyllis Vallee, MD; Michelle Slezak, MD; Jumana Nagarwalla, MD; Seth Krupp, MD; et al
Screening Mammography: Achieving Same Day Access
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Authors: Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH; Deanna Nettles, RT
Screening Mammography Performance Improvement Initiative
Henry Ford Hospital
Author: Brooke Wessman, MENG
Sharepoint Calendar Is Vital to High Volume PET/CT Service
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Authors: James E. McDonald, MD; Jeremy L. Hightower, BS; Tracy L. Brown, MD, PhD; Hongyun J. Zhu, MD; Archana Bhat; James A. Ntambi, MD
Simulation Center Training as a Means to Improve Resident Performance in CT-guided Fluoroscopic Procedures
Henry Ford Hospital
Authors: Hafeez Ahmed, MD; Mishal Mendiratta-Lala, MD; John W. Bonnett, MD; Vivek Mendiratta; Meredith Mahan; Todd Williams, MD
Spinal Cord Compression: How Often Is It Really Acute?
University of Chicago Hospitals
Authors: Valeria Potigailo, MD; Gregory L. Katzman, MD
Strengthening the Feedback Loop between Radiologists and Technologists to Improve Image Quality
University of Colorado SOM
Authors: Adam D. Williams, MD; Thomas D. Suby-Long, MD; Janelle Mitton, RT; Loretta Hartten; Tara Montgomery; Pamella Heller, RT; et al
Structured vs Nonstructured Reporting in Abdominopelvic CT Interpretation: Is Structured Reporting More
Accurate than Conventional Reporting in CT Reporting of the Abdomen and Pelvis?
The Ottawa Hospital
Authors: Ahmed M. Almuslim, MBBS; John G. Ryan, MD; Ahmad Murtaza
The Impact of Procedural Checklist Competency Requirements on Early Chest Port Infections
University of Chicago
Authors: Steven M. Zangan, MD; Rakesh C. Navuluri, MD; Jonathan M. Lorenz, MD; Brian S. Funaki, MD; Thuong G. Van Ha, MD; Jeffrey A. Leef, MD
The Ontario Diagnostic Imaging Appropriateness Pilot Project
Toronto Western Hospital
Authors: Nathan Doidge; Lester Ly; Roger Yeung; Lilly Whitham; Tania Simoes; Arshi Uppal
The Ontario Provincial MRI Process Improvement Project
The Joint Department of Medical Imaging; Mount Sinai Hospital; University Health Network ; Women's College Hospital
Authors: Tanya Spiegelberg, PMP; Nathan Doidge
Thyroid Biopsy Specialists—An Innovative Role for Radiology Assistant
Toronto General Hospital
Authors: Sangeet Ghai, MD; Mostafa Atri, MD; Patrice M. Bret, MD; Ravi Menezes, PhD; Yongheng Jia; Kulsoom A. Maan, MBBS; et al
Timeliness of Communication of Preliminary Report Findings to the Emergency Department at a University Teaching Hospital
The University of Saskatchewan
Authors: Nicolette R. Sinclair, MD; Haron Obaid, MBChB
Trends in the Radiation Used for Adult CT Across the University of California Medical Centers, 2010-2012
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
Authors: Pratik Mehta, BA; Kate MacGregor, MPH; Robert G. Gould, DSc; Diana Miglioretti, PhD; Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD; J. Anthony Seibert, PhD; et al
Use of Lean Principles to Improve Efficiency of Screening Mammography Workflows in an Academic Institution
Medical College of Wisconsin
Authors: Carla J. Shah, MD; Mary Beth Gonyo, MD; Anubha Wadhwa, MD; Julie R. Sullivan, MD; Katherine A. Shaffer, MD; Luis A. Sosa, MD; et al
Using the IHI’s Model for Improvement to Increase Patient Identification and Reduce Wrong Patient Errors in a Children’s Radiology Department
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital
Authors: Christopher N. Alsip, BS,RT; Matt Lilly, RT; Julie M. Dickerson, RN, BS; Mona Valentine, MBA,RT
Weekly Testing of CR Reader and AEC Calibration Using a Commercial CR Quality Tool
Vancouver Coastal Health
Authors: Robert Cropp, PhD; Kevin Hammerstrom; Petar Seslija, MSc,BEng; Yogesh Thakur, PhD
Complete list of Meet-the-Author Sessions at the 2012 RSNA Annual Meeting