Partnering with Engineers to Identify and Empirically Evaluate Delays in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Laying the Foundations for Quality Improvement and System-based Practice in Radiology

Academic Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-115

  Brandon, Catherine J ^a   Holody, Michael ^b   Inch, Geoffrey ^b   Kabcenell, Michael ^b   Schowalter, Diane ^b   Mullan, Patricia B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

MR utilization; Needs assessment; Quality improvement; Radiology; Systems based practice; Team science

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; STUDENT; SYSTEMS BASED PRACTICE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICHIGAN; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RADIOLOGY; STUDENTS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 82955195663     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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