Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience

Radiology departments were forced to make significant changes in their routine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, to prevent further transmission of the coronavirus and optimize medical care as well. In this article, we describe our Radiology Department’s policies in a private hospital fo...

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Autores principales: Yokoo, Patrícia, da Silva, Maria Carolina Bueno, Castro, Adham do Amaral e, Fonseca, Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes, Martins, Karine Minaif, de Queiroz, Marcos Roberto Gomes, Szarf, Gilberto, Tachibana, Adriano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2020
Materias:
Health Economics and Management
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7546680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33084794
http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020GS5832
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Sumario:Radiology departments were forced to make significant changes in their routine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, to prevent further transmission of the coronavirus and optimize medical care as well. In this article, we describe our Radiology Department’s policies in a private hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 preparedness focusing on quality and safety for the patient submitted to imaging tests, the healthcare team involved in the exams, the requesting physician, and for other patients and hospital environment.

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