Radiology Business August 29, 2024
A simple practice change can bolster patient knowledge about interventional procedures, according to new research published Tuesday in Academic Radiology [1].
It’s been 12 years since the American Board of Medical Specialties recognized IR as a primary specialty. However, understanding about the profession remains low among both patients and primary care physicians, with the latter essential to fueling procedure volumes, experts noted.
To address this, radiologists at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center helped create educational videos covering six common procedure types, screening them as part of the informed-consent process. The Columbus-based institution recruited random patients to participate in their study, with 30 individuals viewing each video.
Conducting an anonymous seven-question survey afterward showed that the videos enhanced individuals’ understanding...
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