Search Tag: patient satisfaction
2023 18 Dec
Affidea , a leading European provider of advanced diagnostics, out-of-hospital services and Centres of Excellence announces the implementation of a new cutting-edge Digital Quality Management System (QMS) across its extensive network. This is in partnership with Ideagen, a renowned provider of world-class, innovative software solutions to regulated...Read more
2021 11 Dec
A study recently published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology found that outpatient imaging volumes increase in MRI clinics where patients are satisfied with their care. Under value-based payment models, patient satisfaction is an important measure of healthcare quality and factors into calculating reimbursements. Previous studies...Read more
2019 27 Mar
Siemens Healthineers and Heart Center in Portugal partner for improved care continuum Red Cross Hospital in Lisbon opens one of the most modern heart centres in Portugal Siemens Healthineers will provide a digital service solution including clinical workflow design, management of the medical equipment and strategic consulting...Read more
2018 10 Mar
Did you know that the first airline safety video was produced by Virgin America in 2007 ? Now these videos are widely accepted, and in time patient information videos may be just as routine, according to Meinrad Beer of the University Hospital Ulm, who presented a study about patient information on CT at the recent European Congress of Radiology in...Read more
2016 29 Nov
Patient satisfaction with radiologists appears to improve when the physicians did not attend one of the top 50 medical schools, according to Luke Ginocchio, MD, who presented a study that analysed ratings of radiologists on the website RateMDs . Ginocchio acknowledged the study’s limitations but said this was a trend that was noticeable. Their study...Read more
2015 14 Dec
With the trend towards value-based reimbursement, providers are exerting more effort to improve quality of healthcare services. It's important to note that quality service delivery is determined on an individual basis, through patient-as-customer perceived satisfaction, which may be very different from essential clinical outcomes, according to an article...Read more
2015 10 Aug
When one radiology practice in the U.S. wanted to evaluate patient satisfaction, it decided to learn from the hospitality industry. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Diagnostic Radiology collaborated with the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and the University of Nevada,...Read more