Emergency Department Diagnostic Imaging: The Journey to Quality. (17th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kanzaria, Hemal K.; Hall, M. Kennedy; Moore, Christopher L.; Burstin, Helen
• Is Part Of: Academic emergency medicine. Volume 22:Number 12(2015:Dec.)
• Page Start: 1380
• Page End: 1384
• Publication Date: 2015-11-17
• Subjects: Emergency medicine -- Periodicals; 616.02505
• DOI: 10.1111/acem.12817
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1069-6563

Abstract

Abstract: Priorities in health care delivery are shifting, with a greater focus on enhancing value, incentivizing quality, and advancing population health. While measurement of quality in emergency department (ED) care is still in its infancy, performance measures are increasingly being linked to reimbursement to encourage the delivery of high‐value care. With such changes, there will be growing oversight of diagnostic imaging in all clinical settings, including the ED. Here, the authors examine the current state of quality measurement as it pertains to ED imaging. The authors review relevant policies and discuss both the associated challenges and the facilitators of using quality measures to help optimize ED imaging. Understanding such factors will help ensure the delivery of diagnostic imaging that is appropriate, high‐quality, and patient‐centered.