Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience
ABSTRACT Radiology departments were forced to make significant changes in their routine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, to prevent further transmission of the coronavirus and optimize medical care as well. In this article, we describe our Radiology Department’s policies in a private ho...
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| author | Patrícia Yokoo Maria Carolina Bueno da Silva Adham do Amaral e Castro Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca Karine Minaif Martins Marcos Roberto Gomes de Queiroz Gilberto Szarf Adriano Tachibana |
| author_facet | Patrícia Yokoo Maria Carolina Bueno da Silva Adham do Amaral e Castro Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca Karine Minaif Martins Marcos Roberto Gomes de Queiroz Gilberto Szarf Adriano Tachibana |
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| description | ABSTRACT Radiology departments were forced to make significant changes in their routine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, to prevent further transmission of the coronavirus and optimize medical care as well. In this article, we describe our Radiology Department’s policies in a private hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 preparedness focusing on quality and safety for the patient submitted to imaging tests, the healthcare team involved in the exams, the requesting physician, and for other patients and hospital environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d0877be80da4b3d91a616474008185a2022-12-21T21:20:06ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-63852020-10-011810.31744/einstein_journal/2020gs5832Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experiencePatrícia Yokoohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3493-8641Maria Carolina Bueno da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6616-302XAdham do Amaral e Castrohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0649-3662Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonsecahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0233-0041Karine Minaif Martinshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7537-5593Marcos Roberto Gomes de Queirozhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7890-3248Gilberto Szarfhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1941-7899Adriano Tachibanahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2282-2892ABSTRACT Radiology departments were forced to make significant changes in their routine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, to prevent further transmission of the coronavirus and optimize medical care as well. In this article, we describe our Radiology Department’s policies in a private hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 preparedness focusing on quality and safety for the patient submitted to imaging tests, the healthcare team involved in the exams, the requesting physician, and for other patients and hospital environment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100305&tlng=enCoronavirusCOVID-19Coronavirus infectionsQuality and safetyTomography, X-ray computed |
| spellingShingle | Patrícia Yokoo Maria Carolina Bueno da Silva Adham do Amaral e Castro Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca Karine Minaif Martins Marcos Roberto Gomes de Queiroz Gilberto Szarf Adriano Tachibana Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience Einstein (São Paulo) Coronavirus COVID-19 Coronavirus infections Quality and safety Tomography, X-ray computed |
| title | Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience |
| title_full | Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience |
| title_fullStr | Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience |
| title_short | Quality and safety innovations in the Radiology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Latin American experience |
| title_sort | quality and safety innovations in the radiology department during the covid 19 pandemic a latin american experience |
| topic | Coronavirus COVID-19 Coronavirus infections Quality and safety Tomography, X-ray computed |
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