Great Basin College
Radiology Technology Program
Fall 2007
COURSE: RAD 242B Radiography Quality Management/On Line Course
1 Credit
INSTRUCTOR: Mary Doucette
Contact Information: Office: (775)753-2463
Email: maryd@gwmail.gbcnv.edu
OFFICE HOURS:
Mondays 9-11am
Thursday 9:30am-11:30am
Catalog Description:
This is a study of quality control methods, pertaining to equipment and quality issues in the radiology department. This will cover performance
improvement studies and quality assurance programs in relationship to current health care trends. Prerequisites: Admission to the Radiology Technology
Program and enrollment into all the concurrent semester program courses. ARRT registered technologists may also enroll in this class.
Textbook: Quality Management in the Imaging Sciences
By Jeffrey Pappas
Expected Course Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course the students will be able to:
1. Identify the need for quality management in the diagnostic imaging department.
2. Discuss the impact of regulation and accreditation processes on quality management.
3. Explain the differences between quality assurance, quality control and quality management.
4. Describe the main components of a quality management program.
5. Describe the various aspects of a risk management program and correlations with the diagnostic imaging department.
6. Describe and evaluate quality control processes for a radiology darkroom.
7. Understand the importance of a processor quality control program.
8. Understand the silver recovery process.
9. Describe the different quality control programs for radiographic ancillary equipment, such as, digital imaging equipment.
10. List, perform and describe different performance test for fluoroscopic equipment.
11. Describe the differences between conventional film/screen radiography vs. digital or computerized radiography.
12. Explain the imaging archiving and management process for computerized and digital data in the diagnostic imaging department.
13. Be able to discuss quality standards applied to other modalities in the diagnostic imaging department.
Please see measurement correlations under assignment section of this syllabus.
Course Related Policies:
1. Attendance: GBC general attendance policies will be observed. Please reference GBC general catalog, page 49 for general
attendance policy. If classes are missed, students assignment due dates are still in effect. All tests must be made up before the next
class period, with teacher’s approval. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor to make arrangements for any missed
work or tests.
Grading Criteria:
All students must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or above to continue in the radiology program. A minimum grade of a “C” (75%) is required in
the radiology program, as well as, non radiology course work applies toward the Associate of Applied Science Radiology Technology
Program.
100-94%
93-90%
89-87%
86-84%
83-80%
79-77%
76-75%
74-70
69-67%
66-64%
63-60%
Below 59%
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AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
Late Policy: For each day an assignment is late, 5% will be deducted from the total grade for that assignment.
Class Expectations:
This is an online class with defined due dates. Please see assignment section of this syllabus.
1. All students are expected to be active participants.
2. All students are expected to display respect of fellow students.
3. All students are encouraged to seek additional materials from the library, media and the internet to share with the class.
4. Do not get behind.
Disability Statement:
GBC supports providing equal access for students with disabilities. An advisor is available to discuss appropriate accommodations with
students. Please contact the ADA Officer (Julie Byrnes) at 775-753-2271 at your earliest convenience to request timely and appropriate
accommodations.
Instructional Methods:
1. Teaching methods will include learning exercises, written assignments, and hands on experiments. A variety of other techniques
may be used to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Assignments:
1. Weekly reading.
2. After reading each chapter there will be a weekly review quiz at http://evolve.elsevier.com . Your book was accompanied by a
CD. You will be completing some of the experiments for part of this grade. Please see the weekly assignment section of this
syllabus. Completion of the quizzes and experiments is 50%of your grade. The syllabus quiz will be included in this grade.
3. Assignments-50% grade) please see assignments and due dates on the following table. All assignments must be submitted
through Web CT.
i. Assignment 11. Keep track of repeats for one month at your clinical site.
2. Log your data onto a repeat analysis form-page 179 in your text(make a copy)
a. If the site is computerized-ask them if they keep track of repeats with the computer when they
discard images they don’t like. Find out how they do this.
b. If they don’t do this. Keep track of how many images you take, how many repeats you had, for your
data. Review the form first to find the data you need to keep track of. This assignment is due by
November 25, 2007.
ii. Assignment 21. Meet with your clinical site personnel. Get a list of their performance improvement studies. Could be
current or past. Some examples would be: Repeat analysis, report turn around time, mammography biopsy
follow ups, patient wait times, patient satisfaction survey. Start collecting data right away.
2. Choose one from the list or maybe start a new performance improvement study, the site would like to start.
a. For this study-you will need at least one month of data
b. You will need to complete a performance improvement paper:(Start collecting your date right
away)
i. The paper will be 7 pages long, double spaced, MLA format, and use proper grammer.
ii. Page one will need the title and description of what the performance improvement is.
iii. Page two –five will need to: (please refer to Chapter 1 for process)
1. state the reason the program is important to the clinical site,
2. is this a mandatory regulation requirement, if not mandatory, state why they choose
this quality improvement on this issue and the original desired outcome.
3. describe what the actual outcome was
4. relate the process chosen to the JCAHO cycle for improving performance on page 11
in your text, ie., how they designed it, measured it and assess it.
5. evaluate the process. What do you observe? How could this be proven upon? What
changes could be made?
iv. Page six-from the above information date, create one chart from the information analysis
tools listed in your text
v. Page seven-works cited page, must include one interview with clinical site personnel
3. Chapter Review Quizzes-(40%final grade)
4. There is no final exam.
Course Content:
Week Topic
1-3
Chapter 1-2
Quality Management,
Measurement
Assignments and Due Date
and correlation to
student learning
outcomes.
1,2,3,4,5
Assignment1. Read Chapter 1 and 2.
Introduction, Tools and
Procedures
2. Complete Chapter quizzes by Sept 15, 2007
3. Performance Improvement Paper-please see above criteria.
Paper is due by Oct 15, 2007, except for those student who don’t start their
clinical rotation until October, your due date is Dec. 1, 2007.
4-7
Chapters 3-6
Film Darkroom,
Processing and Quality
Control
1,2,6,7,8
8-10
Chapters 8, 9, and 10
Quality Control of
Radiographic
Equipment
Chapter 11
Image Analysis
1,2,9,10,11,12
11
Chapter 12-16
Other modality quality
control programs
No Final Exam
12-15
TIME COMMITMENT:
1,2,5,9
1,2,13
Assignment1. Read Chapters 3-6
2. Complete Chapter Quizzes by October 30, 2007
3. Perform experiments 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 5.2 for quality control of the
darkroom and processor. Write down the outcomes of the experiments and
submit via email under evolve. Due by October 30, 2007
4. Experiment-See if your clinical site does daily processor control. If they have
a mammography department, they definitely perform this, check with them. See
if they will let you do this for one week or at least review it with you. Please
send in a copy of one week of documentation. An example of the form is on
page 69 in your text.
Assignment1. Read Chapter 8-10
2. Complete chapter quizzes by November 15, 2007.
Assignment1. Read Chapter 11
2. Complete online quiz by November 25, 2007
3. Complete Experiments 11.1 on CD. Document outcome and submit via
evolve email by November 25, 2007.
3. Assignment #1-see criteria above. Due by November 25, 2007
1. Read Chapters 12-16
2. Complete online quizzes by December 10, 2007
Total Class Time- 1 hour reading per week and 2 hour of assignment/experiment completion
Syllabus may be changed to cover needed material at the discretion of the instructor.