title: On the same page--physicist and radiologist perspectives on protocol management and review.
abstract: To sustain compliance with accreditation requirements of the ACR, Joint Commission, and state-specific statutes and regulatory requirements, a CT protocol review committee requires a structure for systematic analysis of protocols. Safe and reproducible practice of CT in a complex environment requires that physician supervision processes and protocols be precisely and clearly presented. This article discusses necessary components for data structure, and a description of an IT-based approach for protocol review based on experiences at 2 academic centers, 3 community hospitals, 1 cancer center, and 2 outpatient clinics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Electronic address: tszczykutowicz@uwhealth.org.
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Szczykutowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts.
authors.forename: Jenifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siegelman
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006283:Health Physics / Q000592:standards*; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000592:standards; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
keywords: Protocol review; data mining; protocol optimization; radiation safety