Kaizen Process Improvement in Radiology Primer for Creating a Culture of Continuous Quality Improvement Online Course, web
03/24/2025

The goal of the RadioGraphics articles designated as self-assessment CME features and their accompanying tests is to increase understanding of the radiologic characteristics and possible therapeutic options for a variety of pathologic conditions and basic physics principles.

Content Areas (Codes):
The following Content Areas will be printed on the certificate for this course:

• Safety & Quality

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the principles of Kaizen as it pertains to health care process improvement.
• Identify the critical elements required to perform a Kaizen event in a health care setting.
• Discuss several process improvement tools in a Kaizen event and other lean process improvement initiatives.

This journal-based CME activity is estimated to take 1 hour to complete.

Start Date: 3/25/2022
End Date for CME Eligibility/Online Expiration Date: 3/24/2025

Faculty:

• Jonathan A. Flug, MD, MBA
• Jessica A. Stellmaker, BA
• Richard E. Sharpe, Jr, MD
• Clinton E. Jokerst, MD
• Chris D. Tollefson, MS
• Andrew W. Bowman, MD, PhD
• Michelle Nordland, BASc
• Cathy L. Hannafin, RN
• Adam T. Froemming, MD

Disclosure Statements:
RSNA controls the planning, development, and delivery of this CME activity and will strictly adhere to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Listed below are all the financial disclosures provided by individuals in a position to influence and/or control CME activity content. All the financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. Please note that any individuals not listed below have reported no financial relationships (currently or within the past 24 months) with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. 

• Stephan W. Anderson, MD: Research Grant, General Electric Company, Koninklijke Philips NV.
• Mai Elezaby, MD: Research Grant, Exact Sciences Corporation; Investigator, Exact Sciences Corporation.
• Mindy M. Horrow, MD: Spouse, Employee, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
• Gloria Hwang, MD: Spouse, Stockholder, Thrombx Medical Inc; Spouse, Consultant, Terumo Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Incept LLC; Spouse, Research Grant, Stryker Corporation, Siemens AG, Route 92 Medical Inc.
• Marcia Javitt, MD: Spouse, Employee, NeuroRx.
• Ihab R. Kamel, MD, PhD: Research Grant, Siemens AG.
• Anne M. Kennedy, MD: Author with royalties, Reed Elsevier.
• Jeffrey S. Klein, MD: Editor with royalties, Wolters Kluwer nv.
• Seth J. Kligerman, MD: Speakers Bureau, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; Author, Reed Elsevier; Consultant, IBM Corporation.
• Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD: Author, Wolters Kluwer (Up-To-Date, Inc.).
• Jorge E. Lopera, MD: Shareholder, Tecnostent SA.
• Andrew D. Maidment, PhD: Research support, Hologic Inc, Barco nv, Analogic Corporation; Founder, Daimroc Imaging LLC; Scientific Advisory Board, Real Time Tomography; Spouse, Employee, Real Time Tomography, LLC; Spouse, Stockholder, Real Time Tomography, LLC.
• Edith M. Marom, MD: Speaker, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH.
• Christine O. Menias, MD: Book Royalties, Reed Elsevier.
• Konstantin Nikolaou, MD: Advisory panel, Siemens AG, Bayer AG; Speakers Bureau, Siemens AG, Bayer AG; Research Grant, Siemens AG, Bayer AG.
• Margarita Revzin, MD: Co-author, Reed Elsevier.
• Timothy P. Szczykutowicz, PhD: Consultant, General Electric Company, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, AstoCT LLC, cybermed.ai, AiDoc; Equipment support, General Electric Company; License agreement, General Electric Company; Medical Advisory Board, medInt Holdings, LLC.
• Andrew T. Trout, MD: Author, Reed Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer; Research Grant, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Siemens AG.
• Achala S. Vagal, MD: Research Grant, Johnson & Johnson.
• Kenneth Wang, MD, PhD: Co-founder, DexNote, LLC.
• Zhen J. Wang, MD: Stockholder, Nextrast, Inc.; Consultant, General Electric Company.

Accreditation and Designation Statements:
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This journal-based CME activity can be applied towards the ABR MOC self-assessment requirement (SA-CME).

To earn CME credit, participants must correctly answer a minimum of 80% of the post-test questions and complete the course evaluation.

RSNA designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The RSNA RadioGraphics journal-based CME is an accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program (MOC) of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has been approved by the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) for a maximum of 1 credit hour per article.

The RCPSC recording system (MAINPORT) will automatically convert the credit hours for this program to three credits per claimed hour (1 hour x 3 = 3 credit hours).

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/about-ama-education.

Quality Improvement Certificate Program
Introduced in 2011, the RSNA Quality Improvement Certificate program is designed to recognize individuals who demonstrate a threshold level of knowledge in various quality improvement domains. Participants in designated RSNA quality courses are recognized for their achievements, and also gain knowledge in quality improvement, its significance to radiology, and best-practice quality improvement techniques.

To earn a Quality Essentials Certificate (QEC), participants must correctly answer a minimum of 80% of the post-test questions and complete the course evaluation.

Each Quality Improvement Course is assigned to one of the following four domains:

Quality Improvement in Your Practice (QIP)
Staff and Patient Safety (SPS)
Customer Satisfaction (CS)
Radiologist Performance Improvement (RPI)

Additionally, the RSNA offers an Advanced Level Quality Certificate (ALQC). To qualify for an ALQC, participants must earn a QEC in each of the four domains and be an author on an RSNA Quality Improvement Report, presented at an RSNA Annual Meeting.

This course qualifies for the Quality Improvement in Your Practice (QIP) Quality Essentials Certificate. For more information about the Quality Improvement Certificate Program please visit: www.rsna.org/QICP

Price:
Non-member Rate: $35.00
Member Rate: $0.00

Refund / Exchange Policy:
RSNA will not issue any refunds or exchanges for online only versions of educational products or activities purchased online. Please review the entire product or activity description prior to purchase.

RSNA Disclaimer:
The opinions or views expressed in this activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, recommendations or endorsement of the RSNA. Participants should critically appraise the information presented and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for information surrounding any product or device mentioned. Information presented, as well as publications, technologies, products and/or services discussed, are intended to inform the learner about the knowledge, techniques, and experiences of RSNA faculty who are willing to share such information with colleagues. The RSNA disclaims any and all liability for damages to any individual user for all claims which may result from the use of said information, publications, technologies, products and/or services, and events.