title: Designing a safer radiology department.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Patients presume safety in radiologic services, but the potential to do harm exists in every area of imaging. Radiology department personnel need to understand basic regulatory requirements for safety and how to promote and improve safety in the future.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article reviews key safety metrics that we think are relevant to radiology and discusses how to define the measures and how we are attempting to translate the metrics into a culture of safety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. johnson.daniel2@mayo.edu
authors.forename: C Daniel
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Howard H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Osborn
authors.forename: Jodi M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Sherrie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Prescott
authors.forename: Kenneth T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Aakre
authors.forename: Karl N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Krecke
authors.forename: Daniel F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Broderick
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D061214:Patient Safety; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media