
Quality Improvement in Cardiovascular Imaging
Implementation of quality improvement (QI) activities is growing in health care settings across the world. Within
cardiovascular imaging, areas for improvement include consistency of result reporting, greater patient safety through
reductions in radiation exposure, and greater efficiency of care delivery by elimination of wasteful practices and elimination
of low-value or rarely appropriate testing. QI in health care is often driven through one of several endorsed
frameworks, such as Lean, Six Sigma, and the Model for Improvement. Multiple examples of how to teach QI to medical
trainees and physicians have been published. In this narrative review, we explore the growth and impact of QI in
cardiovascular imaging, providing specific examples of successful projects, barriers to conducting QI, and rewards of
persistent effort toward improving care.
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Affiliations: Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL
Appeared or available online: 07 February 2019