AuntMinnie November 8, 2021
Radiologists have much to contribute to the improvement of patient outcomes through sound population health management efforts, according to a review published November 3 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
In their review, a team led by Dr. Jessica Porembka of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas outlined areas of opportunity for radiologists to improve patient care and offered specific tips for doing so, highlighting the urgency that radiologists participate.
“Given radiologists’ limited engagement in population health management to date, it is imperative to define the population health management priorities of the specialty so that radiologists’ full value in improving population health is realized,” the team wrote.
Population health management efforts are concerned with establishing care structures...