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By design, the three, child-centered measures proposed for accreditation that align perfectly with the National Quality Forum Safe Practice for Pediatric Imaging include:1. The Right Exam - minor head trauma imaging: use of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Clinical Prediction Rule2. The Right Way - protocols to reduce dual-phase head and chest CT imaging3. The Right Radiation Dose - use of size-specific pediatric CT imaging protocols
Randall Flick, M.D., Medical Director for Mayo Clinic Children’s Center adds, "Establishing these protocols represents a great step forward on the path to safe imaging for children.”
“We have the knowledge and the tools today that can substantially improve the safety and quality of care for our children (while also decreasing costs). We have a compelling opportunity to reduce harm for the most susceptible population: our children,”Dr. Swensen concludes.
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