Radiologists Are Actually Well Positioned to Innovate in Patient Experience

Patient experience is becoming increasingly prioritized, most notably as a component of recently passed health care legislation that aims to link physician reimbursement to quality of care and cost-effectiveness. For several reasons, radiologists are better positioned to seize opportunities to enhance patient experience than is readily apparent. We propose that discrete components along the imaging value chain can be evaluated specifically for their effect on patient experience and improved to this end.

Source: Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology - October 27, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Ravi V. Gottumukkala, Thang Q. Le, Richard Duszak, Anand M. Prabhakar Source Type: research