Publications by authors named "Ben Wandtke"
Article Synopsis
- The demand for diagnostic imaging services in the U.S. surged in 2022, leading to a scheduling backlog that increased the average interval from 2 weeks to 6 weeks.
- A quality improvement initiative aimed to cut this interval to 10 days by January 2023, implementing strategies like double-booking slots and standardizing protocols, which ultimately reduced the interval to 3 days.
- These interventions not only raised examination volumes by 19% (adding about $1.6 million in revenue) but also maintained consistent appointment delays, receiving positive feedback from staff.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether early direct patient notification in addition to an existing multistage recommendation-tracking system (Backstop) increases follow-up completion rates for actionable incidental findings (AIFs). Patient attitudes toward early notification were also assessed.
Methods: This prospective, randomized controlled trial recruited patients with AIFs requiring follow-up being enrolled into the Backstop system.
Purpose: The ACR Learning Network was established to test the viability of the learning network model in radiology. In this report, the authors review the learning network concept, introduce the ACR Learning Network and its components, and report progress to date and plans for the future.
Methods: Patterned after institutional programs developed by the principal investigator, the ACR Learning Network was composed of four distinct improvement collaboratives.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a multistage tracking system could improve communication between health care providers, reducing the risk of delay in diagnosis related to inconsistent communication and tracking of radiology follow-up recommendations.
Materials And Methods: Unconditional recommendations for imaging follow-up of all diagnostic imaging modalities excluding mammography (n = 589) were entered into a database and tracked through a multistage tracking system for 13 months. Tracking interventions were performed for patients for whom completion of recommended follow-up imaging could not be identified 1 month after the recommendation due date.
Primary solid neoplasms of the extratesticular tissues are rare. The reported prevalence rate of paratesticular neoplasms is between 3% and 16% of all patients referred for scrotal ultrasonography. A plasmacytoma is a discrete, solitary mass of malignant monoclonal plasma cells that can arise in any part of the body.
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