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Radiologic team performance index: A new paradigm in KPI evaluating radiology examination volumes department performance: Results of Sicilian regional healthcare system survey
Placido RomeoDario PiconeRoberto CesterGiuseppe Lo ReGiambattista PriviteraMassimo MidiriRoberto LagallaDavide Matteo Di MauroSergio Salernosubject
Leadership and Managementbusiness.industry030503 health policy & servicesHealth PolicyPopulation healthmedicine.diseasePerformance resultsPerformance indexanalysis of impact use investments in radiology HTA imaging technology and geographic distribution impact KPI in radiology measurement activity volumes in radiology radiologic team performance assessment radiologic workforce supporting investments in public health03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineMedicine030212 general & internal medicineMedical emergency0305 other medical sciencebusinesshuman activitieshealth care economics and organizationsHealthcare systemdescription
Background: Efficient management of Radiologic Operative Units (ROU) because population health needs increase while healthcare systems provide less resources expendable in technologies and employee. Purpose: Create a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) defined Radiologic Team Performance Index (RTPI) able to compare the activity and efficiency of ROU operating under different environments and with different resources. Methodology/Approach: A survey was conducted in Sicilian Public Healthcare System on behalf of Sicilian Group of Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM) for a total of 63 investigated ROU. Obtained informations concern workforce, emergency care organization, technologies available and radiologic examination volumes. Results: Investigated ROU demonstrated that, according to best practices, while professionals were correctly performing their institutional due activity, available technologies were generally used for less of 50% of thier operative capacity, pointing to a big issue due to the mismatch between machines and professionals using them. Lastly RTPI was calculated with a mean result, per district, of at least nine points. Conclusion: The RTPI demonstrates its usefulness in ROU activity evaluation facilitating facilitate comparisons between them. Practice Implications: Regional Healthcare decision-makers should take into account obtained information during territorial radiology network planning and resources allocation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-10 | International Journal of Healthcare Management |