title: Risk management in radiology departments.
abstract: Medical imaging and interventional radiology sustained prompt changes in the last few years, mainly as a result of technology breakthroughs, rise in workload, deficit in workforce and globalization. Risk is considered to be the chance or possibility of incurring loss or of a negative event happening that may cause injury to patients or medical practitioners. There are various causes of risks leading to harm and injury in radiology departments, and it is one of the objectives of this paper to scrutinize some of the causes. This will drive to consideration of some of the approaches that are used in managing risks in radiology. This paper aims at investigating risk management in radiology, and this will be achieved through a thorough assessment of the risk control measures that are used in the radiology department. It has been observed that the major focus of risk management in such medical setting is to reduce and eliminate harm and injury to patients through integration of various medical precautions. The field of Radiology is rapidly evolving due to technology advances and the globalization of healthcare. This ongoing development will have a great impact on the level of quality of care and service delivery. Thus, risk management in radiology is essential in protecting the patients, radiologists, and the medical organization in terms of capital and widening of the reputation of the medical organization with the patients.
authors.affiliation: Horea Craciun, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, LA1 4RP Lancaster, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Horea
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Craciun
authors.affiliation: Horea Craciun, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, LA1 4RP Lancaster, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Kshitij
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mankad
authors.affiliation: Horea Craciun, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, LA1 4RP Lancaster, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lynch
keywords: Patient safety; Radiology; Risk management