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Innovations for improving the patient experience in pediatric radiology

Published in Pediatric Radiology

The use of a patient advocate to improve the experience in pediatric radiology

Published in Pediatric Radiology

There is increasing emphasis on improving the patient experience with a shift to patient- and family-centered care throughout all areas of health care. In 2013, the American College of Radiology launched Imaging 3.0, an initiative aimed at encouraging and enabling radiologists to work on culture change to increase focus on appropriateness, efficien...

Using informatics to engage patients

Published in Pediatric Radiology

As a specialty, radiology has spent much of the last two decades implementing information systems that improve departmental efficiency and the ordering provider’s access to information. While our patients have realized benefits such as improved access to care and reduced turnaround times, there has been little focus on using these information syste...

Engaging patients and families in pediatric radiology

Published in Pediatric Radiology

While patient and family-centered care (PFCC) is currently a hot topic in medicine, it has long been a specific focus of pediatrics. The concept of PFCC includes a change in culture where physicians and patients move away from paternalism and instead view patients and families as partners in care. Although there are many ways in which adult-focused...

The role of child life in pediatric radiology

Published in Pediatric Radiology

Pediatric radiology departments rely heavily on a dedicated, efficient and collaborative multi-disciplinary health care team to provide efficient service and quality care to patients and families. Certified child life specialists are an essential part of this multi-disciplinary team. The main goal of the child life specialists is to improve the ove...

The approach to improving patient experience at children’s hospitals: a primer for pediatric radiologists

Published in Pediatric Radiology

Increasing attention is being given to improving patient experience in health care. Most children’s hospitals have a patient experience office or team that champions and measures patient experience and partners with operations to optimize performance in this area. We outline the activities that our patient experience team undertakes at our pediatri...

Interpretation of pediatric chest radiographs by non-radiologist clinicians in Botswana using World Health Organization ...

Published in Pediatric Radiology

BackgroundIn low- and middle-income countries, chest radiographs are most frequently interpreted by non-radiologist clinicians.ObjectiveWe examined the reliability of chest radiograph interpretations performed by non-radiologist clinicians in Botswana and conducted an educational intervention aimed at improving chest radiograph interpretation accur...

Interpretation of pediatric chest radiographs by non-radiologist clinicians in Botswana

Published in Pediatric Radiology

Imaging of complications following Fontan circulation in children — diagnosis and surveillance

Published in Pediatric Radiology

The Fontan operation is performed for various cardiac lesions with single-ventricle physiology. The survival rate of Fontan patients is increasing for adolescents and young adults, with an expected 30-year survival of >80%. Medical health care providers including specialists in organ systems and pediatric radiologists need to improve their knowledg...