Engaging Patients: Models for Patient- and Family-centered Care in Radiology

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.2018180018

This article examines how to adapt a patient- and family-centered care recognition program designed for primary care providers to radiology.

This article examines how radiologists can meet the objectives of patient- and family-centered care set forth by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) program for primary care providers. The breadth of initiatives in radiology that can be mapped to the NCQA objectives is impressive and invites the idea of creating a similar program in radiology.

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Article History

Received: Feb 15 2018
Revision requested: Mar 30 2018
Revision received: May 15 2018
Accepted: May 30 2018
Published online: Oct 10 2018
Published in print: Oct 2018