Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience.
Patrícia YokooMarina Carolina Bueno da SilvaAdham do Amaral E CastroEduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes FonsecaKarine Minaif MartinsMarcos Roberto Gomes de QueirozGilberto SzarfAdriano TachibanaPublished in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2020)
Radiology departments were forced to make significant changes in their routine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, to prevent further transmission of the coronavirus and optimize medical care as well. In this article, we describe our Radiology Department's policies in a private hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 preparedness focusing on quality and safety for the patient submitted to imaging tests, the healthcare team involved in the exams, the requesting physician, and for other patients and hospital environment.
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