title: Improving imaging utilization through practice quality improvement (maintenance of certification part IV): a review of requirements and approach to implementation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purposes of this article are to review the American Board of Radiology requirements for practice quality improvement and to describe our approach to improving imaging utilization while offering a guide to implementing similar projects at other institutions, emphasizing the plan-do-study-act approach.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is increased emphasis on improving quality in health care. Our institution has undertaken a multiphase practice quality improvement project addressing the appropriate utilization of screening cervical spinal CT in an emergency department.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202.
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Manuel L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Rajan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D013044:Specialty Boards; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States