Flying in the plane you service: patient-centered radiology.
If you were about to undergo a radiologic procedure, what 5 things would you want? The authors propose a construct for patient-centered radiology. Five wishes of a prospective radiology patient are described: 1) the information to choose, 2) the right examination, 3) a safe examination, 4) effective communication of correctly interpreted results, and 5) a fair price. The authors posit that the American practice of radiology would be considerably different if our profession practiced patient-centered radiology.
Swensen
Stephen J
SJ
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. swensen.stephen@mayo.edu
Johnson
C Daniel
CD
D002755:Choice Behavior; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012449:Safety