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Finals Flashcards

1
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CQI

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Continuous Quality Improvement

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Notion of CQI was developed by (1) in (2)

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  1. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO)
  2. 1991
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Purpose of QA and QC

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  1. ensure optimum image quality for enhancing dx
  2. optimize radiation dose to pts and reduce dose to personel
  3. reduce cost to the institution
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Systems and procedures for assuring quality pt care

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QA

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deals specifically with the quality assessment, continuing education, usefulness of QC procedures, and the assessment of outcomes

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QA

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(1) is a component of (2)

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  1. QC
  2. QA
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Refers specifically to the monitoring of imporant variables that affect image quality and radiation dose

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QC

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Significant activities for QC

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  1. acceptance testing
  2. routine performance
  3. error correction
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First major step in a QC program and it ensures that the equipment meets the specifications set by the manufacturers

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Acceptance testing

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Involves performing the actual QC test on the equipment with varying degrees of frequency (annually, semiannually, monthly, weekly, or daily)

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Routine performance

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Ensures that equipment not meeting the performance criteria or tolerance limit established for specific QC tests must be replaced or repaired to meet tolerance limits

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Error correction

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Responsibilities for DR QC

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-Active participation by the radiologist is an absolute requirement.
- Radiologist has the ultimate responsibility for quality of images.
- Radiologists set the standard

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QC Team

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  1. Physician
  2. Qualified medical physicist (QMP)
  3. Registered radiologist assistant
  4. Radiologic technologist
  5. Imaging informatics professional

RIP QR

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Responsible for efficiency of imaging operations

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Radiology administrator

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Responsible for equipment life cycle management and is therefore intimately involved in calibrations and service

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Clinical engineer

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Uniquely qualified to interpret the meaning of QC results in the context of clinical practice

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QMP

17
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QMP vs clinical engr

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QMP: for safety of pt and RT
Clinical engr: more on technical and mechanical aspect

18
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First-line supervisor of QC operations

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Lead radiologic technologist

19
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Verify patient ID and exam info

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Technologist
Each exam

20
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Verify patient positioning

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Technologist
Each view

21
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Verify image quality—release or repeat

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Lead technologist
Each image

22
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Verify exam in PACS

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Lead technologist
Each exam

23
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Reconcile patient data/image counts in PACS

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Informatics
Incidental

24
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Report substandard images

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Radiologist
Incidental

25
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Erase cassette-based image receptors

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Technologist
Start of shift

26
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Test IR uniformity

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QC technologist
Weekly

27
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Clean cassette-based image receptors

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Technologist
Monthly

28
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Compile and review reject analysis data

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QA coordinator
Monthly

29
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Verify display calibrations

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Clinical engineer
Quarterly

30
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Review QC indicators

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QA committee
Quarterly

31
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Verify receptor calibrations

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Medical physicist
Semiannual

32
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Verify X-ray generator functions

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Medical physicist
Annual

33
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Tasks under Daily: General System Inspection

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  1. Cleanliness of CXTs
  2. Hinge and Latch Inspetion
  3. Erasure of IP
  4. Verification of Digital Interfaces & Network Transmission
  5. Inspect the Laser Printer for Ink & Paper

CHIVES

34
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Tasks under Weekly: General System Inspection

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  1. Clean and inspect receptors
  2. Clean air intakes on the CR reader
  3. Clean cathode ray tube (CRT) screen, keyboard, and mouse
35
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Characteristic features are detectable but details are not fully reproduced; features are just visible.

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Visualization

36
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Details of anatomical structures are visible but not necessarily clearly defined; detail is emerging

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Reproduction

37
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Anatomical details are clearly defined; details are clear

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Visually sharp reproduction

38
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These define the minimum limiting dimensions in the image at which specific or abnormal anatomical details should be recognized.

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Important image details

39
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4 terms used to explain the meaning of the degree of visibility

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  1. Visualization
  2. Reproduction
  3. Visually sharp reproduction
  4. Important image details

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