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2.1C Facilities
are required to have a process in place to evaluate the QI measures outlined in
sections 2.1.1C through 2.1.5C.
2.1.1.1C The
facility must evaluate the appropriateness of the test performed and categorize
as:
i. appropriate/usually
appropriate;
ii. may
be appropriate;
iii. rarely
appropriate/usually not appropriate.
(See
Guidelines below for further recommendations.)
2.1.2C Technical Quality Review
2.1.2.1C The
facility must evaluate the technical quality and, if applicable, the safety of
the test performed. The review must include but is not limited to the
evaluation of:
i. the
images/procedure data for suboptimal images/procedure data or artifact;
ii. completeness
of the study; and
iii. adherence
to the facility imaging/data acquisition protocols.
2.1.3C Interpretive Quality Review
2.1.3.1C The
facility must evaluate the quality and accuracy of the interpretation based on
the acquired images/procedure data for all types of procedures performed in the
facility.
2.1.4C Final Report Completeness and Timeliness
2.1.4.1C The
facility must evaluate the final report for completeness and timeliness as
required in the Standards.
Case review with any appropriate imaging
modality, surgical findings, clinical outcome or other comparison of a minimum
of four cases annually with at least two cases per relevant testing area
(extracranial, intracranial, arterial, venous, visceral, screening).
2.1.1C There
should be a mechanism for education of referring physicians to improve the
appropriateness of testing.