Quality assurance and nuclear medicine: the challenge of change.
There is increasing emphasis on quality assurance in nuclear medicine instigated, in part, by changing JCAH standards. Our response to this challenge has led to a program combining physician monitoring of 5% and generic monitoring of 100% of nuclear medicine studies. The described approach is reasonable, easily achievable, and improves nuclear medicine care.
D005431:Florida; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009684:Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care