Abstract
If you were about to undergo a radiologic procedure, what 5 things would you want? The authors propose a construct for patient-centered radiology. Five wishes of a prospective radiology patient are described: 1) the information to choose, 2) the right examination, 3) a safe examination, 4) effective communication of correctly interpreted results, and 5) a fair price. The authors posit that the American practice of radiology would be considerably different if our profession practiced patient-centered radiology.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 216-221 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of the American College of Radiology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- Patient-centered
- outcomes
- quality
- safety
- service
- transparency
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging