ECR: Implementing imaging referral guidelines shows positive impact

Implementing imaging referral guidelines not only supports value-based radiology but makes it easier to communicate with patients about low-value services, according to findings presented February 29 at ECR 2024. In an open forum, Yi Xiang Tay, of Singapore University Hospital's radiography and diagnostic imaging department, shared his team's research. It was the endnote of a series of sessions focused on optimizing radiology services. "Low-value imaging procedures result in an ineffective allocation of resources and imposes potential danger," Tay said. "This includes increasing patient costs, the rise of cancer, and increasing detection of incidental findings that often require further investigation and even potentially surgical proceedings of questionable benefit. All this goes against the objective of value-based healthcare." Tay said while radiology professional societies have advocated incorporating evidence-based imaging referral guidelines into clinical practice, the extent of progress in implementing these guidelines varies worldwide.In an open forum for radiographers at ECR 2024, Yi Xiang Tay, of Singapore University Hospital's radiography and diagnostic imaging department, shared his team's systematic review of the impact of imaging referral guidelines on patients and radiology services. To raise awareness of the benefits and impact, Tay and colleagues reviewed the associated outcomes of imaging referral guidelines for key stakeholders that included patients and...
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