Summary of "Modulo 8.1 - Calidad y Seguridad en Diagnostico por Imagenes"

Summary of “Modulo 8.1 - Calidad y Seguridad en Diagnostico por Imagenes”

This presentation by Gabriela López Reyes, a quality and patient safety analyst in the diagnostic imaging service, covers a comprehensive approach to quality management and patient safety within a large diagnostic imaging department. The video outlines the service’s mission, vision, organizational structure, scope, quality management methodologies, performance indicators, and safety protocols.

Main Ideas and Concepts

1. Mission and Vision of the Diagnostic Imaging Service

Mission: Provide high-quality, timely, image-guided diagnostic and interventional studies to the community, ensuring patient safety, humane treatment, and meeting medical needs.
Vision: Become a nationally and regionally recognized leader in diagnostic imaging excellence and subspecialty plurality.

2. Organizational Structure and Scope

The service includes 8 subspecialty areas: MRI, CT, interventional radiology, digital angiography, mammography, PET, ultrasound, and radiology.
Staff comprises approximately 460 people, including technicians, nurses, administrative staff, residents, and attending physicians.
Facilities are spread across multiple hospital locations with diverse equipment:
- 5 CT scanners
- 6 MRI scanners
- 3 angiography machines
- 38 radiology machines
- 41 ultrasound machines
Over 1.1 million studies performed annually (April 2023–April 2024 data).

3. Quality Management Definition and Approach

Quality means delivering accurate, safe, and reliable diagnostic and interventional imaging services that satisfy patients and the medical community.
Emphasis on continuous improvement, process optimization, ongoing training, and advanced technology use.
Quality management is viewed as a process from appointment request to final report delivery.

4. Quality Management Process Stages

Appointment Request: Patient interview to detect allergies (contrast media, latex), pregnancy status for radiation safety, and preparation.
Patient Arrival and Reception: Correct patient identification and reception procedures.
Image Acquisition: Verification of patient identity, detection and communication of critical findings, preparation for adverse reactions, and timely image availability.
Report Generation: Verification that images correspond to the correct patient, pre-report by residents, final report by specialists, and quality control of reports.
Turnaround Time (TAT): Defined as 48 hours for outpatients; different times for inpatients and emergency cases.

5. Staff Training and Communication

Initial induction by supervisors and human resources.
Ongoing training based on error detection, patient feedback, complaints, and quality audits.
Use of simulations, questionnaires, and virtual campus resources for procedure manuals and instructions.
Communication via newsletters and strategic posting of quality indicators and proformas.

6. Evidence-Based Quality Management

Use of dashboards and control panels to track:
- Production volumes
- Waiting times
- Patient origin and distribution
- Billing and electronic orders
- Report quality and review
Internal help desk system for incident reporting (e.g., extravasations, repeat studies) to identify retraining needs or equipment issues.

7. Key Quality and Safety Goals

Patient Identification: Multi-step verification by administrative, nursing, technical, and medical staff, monitored through patient surveys.
Infection Prevention: Hand hygiene compliance, equipment cleaning, waste segregation, and disinfection protocols.
Effective Communication: Timely communication (<1 hour) of critical findings with documentation.
Surgical Safety: Verification of surgical pause in invasive procedures.
Fall Prevention: Use of colored wristbands, safe environment checks, and documentation of fall risk assessments.
High-Risk Medication Management: Proper storage and handling by nursing staff.

8. Process Control and Error Management

Administrative, technical, and nursing processes monitored for deviations.
Errors recorded and analyzed for corrective training.
Examples include appointment errors, protocol deviations, and nursing care transfer documentation.

9. Report Quality Control

Pre-report evaluation by residents with academic feedback.
Peer review of final reports by subspecialty physicians.
Feedback from requesting physicians through report quality surveys.
Management of errors (medical, technical, computer) with corrective actions.

10. Specific Quality Indicators

Interventional procedures: immediate complication rates.
Mammography: bi-RADS zero rate target ≤7%.
Angiography: pain assessment documentation.

11. Complaint and Incident Management

Systematic intake, categorization by criticality, investigation, corrective action, and feedback to patients.
Use of patient voice to guide quality improvements.

12. Radiological Safety

Equipment quality control and maintenance coordinated with clinical engineering.
Pregnant patient detection protocols and signage.
Radiation dose protocols per modality and area.
Use and maintenance of protective equipment (lead vests, dosimeters).

Detailed Methodology / Instructions for Quality Management

Patient Identification Protocol

Ask patient for full name, surname, and date of birth at reception.
Verify identity against system records at nursing and technical stages.
Confirm identity again before image acquisition and report generation.
Collect patient feedback via quarterly surveys (sample size: 25 per area).

Infection Prevention

Ensure availability of hand hygiene supplies.
Conduct quarterly observations (e.g., 20 opportunities per area) to check compliance with hand hygiene protocols (no jewelry, short nails, proper antiseptic use, washing technique).
Clean and disinfect equipment and supplies regularly.
Segregate waste with correct bags and disposal timing.

Critical Findings Communication

Record critical findings in medical history and help desk.
Communicate findings within 1 hour.
Monitor compliance quarterly and analyze causes of delays.

Surgical Pause Verification

Confirm surgical pause is respected in invasive procedures.
Document pause in procedure reports.

Fall Prevention

Use colored wristbands to identify fall risk.
Conduct facility safety tours.
Record fall risk assessments and post-procedure falls.
Manage fall incidents via help desk and institutional reporting.

Process Deviation Management

Record administrative deviations (appointment errors, complaints, billing issues).
Technical deviations logged by supervisors (protocol errors, order reading mistakes).
Nursing deviations include failure to transfer patient care documentation and extravasation events.
Provide targeted training and corrective action for each deviation.

Report Quality Control

Residents produce pre-reports flagged as “subject to review.”
Supervising physicians review and rate pre-reports.
Peer review of final reports with rating scale.
Collect feedback from requesting physicians and manage errors accordingly.
Use academic sessions to address discrepancies.

Complaint Handling

Receive complaints via multiple channels.
Categorize by criticality.
Conduct meetings and implement improvement actions.
Provide closure feedback to complainants.

Radiological Safety Measures

Maintain equipment quality control and preventive maintenance logs.
Screen for pregnancy at reception.
Follow radiation dose protocols per equipment.
Use protective equipment properly and maintain it.

Speakers / Sources Featured

Gabriela López Reyes – Quality and Patient Safety Analyst, Diagnostic Imaging Service (main and sole speaker throughout the presentation).

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