Adding a Biopsy Service to Ultrasound.
*The changing climate in healthcare has led to some very hard decisions regarding revenue generation and cost avoidance. A decision was made to not allow the nephrologists to perform renal biopsies utilizing interventional radiology resources that had previously been available. *For nephrologists th...
| Publicado en: | Radiology Management Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 19 - 26 |
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| Formato: | CEU exam questions tables/charts Journal Article |
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AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management
Jul/Aug2016
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | *The changing climate in healthcare has led to some very hard decisions regarding revenue generation and cost avoidance. A decision was made to not allow the nephrologists to perform renal biopsies utilizing interventional radiology resources that had previously been available. *For nephrologists that wanted to continue performing their own biopsies, the plan was to redesign how they were performed using only an ultrasound technologist in the room. *The sonographers had never been required to perform any invasive proce- dure at this facility, and would be required to obtain skills and competencies in a short period of time for this to be successful. *This is a guide through the change pro- cess for the technologists and physicians to ultimately lead to an efficient and safe way to perform procedures for the renal transplant physicians. |
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