Overcoming barriers to implementation: Improving incidental coronary calcium reporting on non-EKG gated chest CT scans.
Jelani K GrantAmjad BokhariAysswarya ManoharanMargaret KoesterMichael DanglMiguel MartilloSeamus P WheltonSeth S MartinRoger S BlumenthalMichael J BlahaDavid EngJoel FishmanCarl E OrringerPublished in: Journal of clinical lipidology (2024)
Despite guideline recommendations, incidental CAC was underreported at a large academic center. We implemented a system that significantly improved reporting patterns of incidental CAC. Failure to report incidental CAC represents a missed opportunity to initiate preventive therapies. Hospital systems interested in improving the quality of their radiology reporting procedures should examine their practices to assure that CAC quantification is routinely performed.
Keyphrases
- adverse drug
- healthcare
- primary care
- computed tomography
- coronary artery
- coronary artery disease
- quality improvement
- contrast enhanced
- artificial intelligence
- dual energy
- emergency department
- heart failure
- machine learning
- clinical practice
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- drug induced
- deep learning
- pet ct