Developing a Technologist-Focused Quality Improvement Program

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Developing a Technologist-Focused Quality Improvement Program Justin Glavis-Bloom, MD, Ruth Rizzo, BA, Amit Sura, MD, MBA Journal of the American College of Radiology DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.04.011 Copyright © 2017 American College of Radiology Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Image quality error template options. NOS = not otherwise specified. Journal of the American College of Radiology DOI: (10.1016/j.jacr.2017.04.011) Copyright © 2017 American College of Radiology Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Quality assurance checklist. Perm. = permanent; QC = quality control. Journal of the American College of Radiology DOI: (10.1016/j.jacr.2017.04.011) Copyright © 2017 American College of Radiology Terms and Conditions

Fig 3 Error rate by month. Journal of the American College of Radiology DOI: (10.1016/j.jacr.2017.04.011) Copyright © 2017 American College of Radiology Terms and Conditions

Fig 4 Technologist error rate proportion. Journal of the American College of Radiology DOI: (10.1016/j.jacr.2017.04.011) Copyright © 2017 American College of Radiology Terms and Conditions

Fig 5 Errors by type. FOV = field of view; Pt = patient. Journal of the American College of Radiology DOI: (10.1016/j.jacr.2017.04.011) Copyright © 2017 American College of Radiology Terms and Conditions

Fig 6 Retake rate by month. Journal of the American College of Radiology DOI: (10.1016/j.jacr.2017.04.011) Copyright © 2017 American College of Radiology Terms and Conditions