Content Areas (Codes):
The following Content Areas will be printed on the certificate for this course:
- Leadership & Management
- Safety and Quality
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the need for radiologists to take responsibility for the value of care we deliver.
- Describe the origins and evolution of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
- Recognize the goals of the PAMA legislative mandate.
- Illustrate the potential impact of the implementation as demonstrated by the R-SCAN project.
- Improve patient outcomes and provide cost-effective health care by implementing evidence-based guidelines for effective use of medical imaging resources.
This enduring material is estimated to take 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete.
Start Date: 5/4/2022
End Date for CME Eligibility/Online Expiration Date: 5/3/2025
This educational activity was originally presented at the RSNA 2021 Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly.
Faculty:
- Frank Rybicki, MD, PhD
- Leonid Chepelev, MD, PhD
- Jonathan Flug, MD
- Cree Gaskin, MD
- Benjamin Gold
- William Thorwarth, MD
- Jennifer Uyeda, MD
Planners:
- Laura W. Bancroft, MD
- Sanjeev Bhalla, MD
- Matthew S. Davenport, MD
- Jonathan A. Flug, MD
- Marta E. Heilbrun, MD, MS
- Nadja Kadom, MD
- Jeffrey S. Klein, MD
- Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD
- Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD
- Jay K. Pahade, MD
- Christopher G. Roth, MD, MS
- Frank J. Rybicki III, MD, PhD
- Roman Shrestha, MD
- Bettina Siewert, MD
- Ethan A. Smith, MD
- Jorge A. Soto, MD
- Erik M. Velez, MD
- Marc H. Willis, DO, MMM
Disclosure Statements:
RSNA controls the planning, development, and delivery of this CME activity and will strictly adhere to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Listed below are all the financial relationships provided by individuals in a position to influence and/or control CME activity content. All relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. Please note that any individuals not listed below have reported no financial relationships (currently or within the past 24 months) with any ineligible company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used on or by patients.
Faculty:
- Mary Mahoney, MD: Royalties, Reed Elsevier; Editorial Advisory Board, Wolters Kluwer nv
- Cree Gaskin, MD: Author with royalties, Oxford University Press, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc; Research Grant, Carestream Health, Inc, Koninklijke Philips NV; Consultant, IBM Corporation
- Benjamin Gold: Employee, Change Healthcare
- Jennifer Uyeda, MD: Consultant, Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Planners:
- Matthew S. Davenport, MD: Royalties, Wolters Kluwer nv.
- Jeffrey S. Klein, MD: Editor with royalties, Wolters Kluwer nv.
- Jay K. Pahade, MD: Consultant, General Electric Company.
- Frank J. Rybicki III, MD, PhD: Director, Imagia Cybernetics Inc.
- Bettina Siewert, MD: Editor, Wolters Kluwer nv; Reviewer, Wolters Kluwer nv.
- Marc H. Willis, MMM, DO: Stockholder, Resonea, Inc.
Accreditation and Designation Statements:
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
To earn CME credit, participants must correctly answer a minimum of 80% of the post-test questions and complete the course evaluation.
The RSNA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Quality Improvement Certificate Program
Introduced in 2011, the RSNA Quality Improvement Certificate program is designed to recognize individuals who demonstrate a threshold level of knowledge in various quality improvement domains. Participants in designated RSNA quality courses are recognized for their achievements, and also gain knowledge in quality improvement, its significance to radiology, and best-practice quality improvement techniques.
To earn a Quality Essentials Certificate (QEC), participants must correctly answer a minimum of 80% of the post-test questions and complete the course evaluation.
Each Quality Improvement Course is assigned to one of the following four domains:
Quality Improvement in Your Practice (QIP)
Staff and Patient Safety (SPS)
Customer Satisfaction (CS)
Radiologist Performance Improvement (RPI)
Additionally, the RSNA offers an Advanced Level Quality Certificate (ALQC). To qualify for an ALQC, participants must earn a QEC in each of the four domains and be an author on an RSNA Quality Improvement Report, presented at an RSNA Annual Meeting.
This course qualifies for the Radiologist Performance Improvement (RPI) Quality Essentials Certificate. For more information about the Quality Improvement Certificate Program please visit: www.rsna.org/QICP
Price:
Non-member Rate: $50.00
Member Rate: $0.00
Refund / Exchange Policy:
RSNA will not issue any refunds or exchanges for online only versions of educational products or activities purchased online. Please review the entire product or activity description prior to purchase.
RSNA Disclaimer:
The opinions or views expressed in this activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, recommendations or endorsement of the RSNA. Participants should critically appraise the information presented and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for information surrounding any product or device mentioned. Information presented, as well as publications, technologies, products and/or services discussed, are intended to inform the learner about the knowledge, techniques, and experiences of RSNA faculty who are willing to share such information with colleagues. The RSNA disclaims any and all liability for damages to any individual user for all claims which may result from the use of said information, publications, technologies, products and/or services, and events.