Five Ways to Improve Your Practice
Published on DiagnosticImaging.com on May 19, 2011
By Whitney L.J. Howell
Electronic health records. Digital technology. Teleradiology. Many advancements have changed the face of radiology over the past five years. Some in the industry believe, however, there are five tactics that will best improve your practice.
These steps, they said, can boost your patient satisfaction, as well as streamline your workflow.
Round Out Your Practice
You can speed up your workflow and increase patient satisfaction in one step, said Locke Barber, D.O., radiologist with Kennedy Health System in New Jersey.
“It’s important to have a well rounded skill set in your practice,” Locke said. “With good subspecialists, you have people who can read the more complex cases with substantial familiarity.”
Read All Your Scans In-House
In addition, if your practice is large enough, forgoing teleradiology coverage in favor of in-house care can save time and money, said Joseph Tashjian, M.D., radiologist with St. Paul Radiology in Minnesota. His practice has neuroradiologists available to read scans 24-hours-a-day. This rapid-response care once saved a 20-year-old man found seizing in his dormitory – on-site diagnostic tests revealed a brain abscess.
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May 19, 2011 - Posted by wjpalmer | Healthcare | creating radiology scan protocols, electronic health records, five ways to improve radiology practice, improving workflow, in-house radiology services, increasing patient satisfaction, Joseph Tashjian, Kennedy Health System, Locke Barber, radiology sub-specialists, St. Paul Radiology, teleradiology, voice recognition software
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