Table 1.
QUALMET survey questions
| What is your role in the radiology department? |
| Are faculty required to participate in MOC? |
| Is hand hygiene compliance measured in the radiology department and if so, how? |
| Do you track RTAT? |
| If your measurement of RTAT is not study completion to final signature, how is it measured? |
| What is your target RTAT in the ED for radiographs? |
| What is your target RTAT in the ED for CT? |
| What is your target RTAT in the ED for MRI? |
| What is your target RTAT for inpatient radiographs? |
| What is your target RTAT for inpatient CT? |
| What is your target RTAT for inpatient MRI? |
| What is your target report RTAT for outpatient routine radiographs? |
| What is your target RTAT for outpatient routine CT? |
| What is your target RTAT for outpatient routine MRI? |
| How do you communicate critical results? |
| Does your department participate in peer review? |
| What product is used for peer review? |
| How is a discrepancy discovered in the peer review process communicated to the radiologist in error? |
| Do you have departmental or section challenging/missed case conferences? How often? |
| Does your hospital have a patient portal? |
| If your hospital has a patient portal, are radiology reports included? |
| Do you have a decision support tool to assist your referring clinicians in ordering the correct examination? |
| How is patient satisfaction measured? |
| Do you distribute satisfaction surveys to your referring clinicians? If so, how often? |
| How frequently do your radiologists get formal evaluations from the section head or chair? |
| Are your radiologists given target RVU productivity based on either the AAMC or MGMA surveys? |
| If so, what is the minimum and target percentage? |
AAMC, American Association of Medical College; ED, emergency department; MGMA, Medical Group Management Association; MOC, Maintenance of Certification; RTAT, report turn around time; TAT, turn around time; RVU, relative value unit.