November issue of JACR journal examines practice management challenges

The November Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR®) examines practice management issues, ranging from the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) to quality and safety in a radiation oncology department to a look at the impact of Imaging 3.0.

Below is a list of select articles that have not been previously released online.

Can We Score 100 in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System?
Beginning in 2019, the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) will give physicians a performance based score between 0 and 100. This score will affect payments, and it will be made publically available on the Physician Compare website. Ezequiel Silva III, MD

Implementing an Electronic Event-reporting System in a Radiation Oncology Department: The Effect on Safety Culture and Near-miss Prevention
An electronic event-reporting system streamlines quality and safety in a radiation oncology department by increasing reported events and promoting a safety culture. A program that is widely accessible, easy to use, and can analyze data meaningfully will be the most successful. Rohan Deraniyagala, MD; Chihray Liu, PhD; Kathryn Mittauer, PhD; Julie Greenwalt, MD; Christopher G. Morris, MS; Anamaria R. Yeung, MD

Changing Platitudes to Attitudes: Making the Imaging 3.0 Culture Stick
From the beginning, Imaging 3.0 has had three components: (1) awareness and culture shift, (2) tools for workflow integration, and (3) a strategy for creating incentives from payers and policymakers that recognize the value of integrated patient-centric radiologic care. Bibb Allen Jr., MD

ACR Appropriateness Criteria Acute Trauma to the Knee
More than 500,000 visits to the emergency room occur annually in the United States for acute knee trauma. Many of these are twisting injuries in young patients who can walk and bear weight, and emergent radiographs are not required. Several clinical decision rules have been devised that can considerably reduce the number of radiographs ordered without missing a clinically significant fracture. Michael J. Tuite, MD, et al.