This study replicated and extended research by Conrad and Blackburn on program quality in regional universities. The sample doubled the number ofdepartments. increased the number of institutions and programs, and added an additional state. for a total of three states in this study. The same general variables emerged as the strongest predictors. but strengths were lower. When "state" did not loa...

Through a new program, Wisconsin physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners can earn continuing medical education (CME) credit for participating in quality improvement projects in their own clinics. The American Medical Association (AMA) will award Category 1 credit and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) will award Prescribed credit to physicians and other health car...

While simple, intravascular brachytherapy (IVB) presents a considerable potential for harm to the patient. The medical physicist maintains the responsibility to minimize the likelihood of operational problems or dosimetric errors. The principals for safe operation remain the same as with any radiotherapy treatment: to deliver the correct dose, to the correct location, safety. To develop an effe...

Objective: In recent years, various treatment programs have been implemented in Iran aimed at rehabilitation and improvement of drug-dependent patients but so far, few studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of different treatment programs in terms of different outcomes. This study was conducted to determine the differences among patients participating in three therapeutic programs, ou...

Medical imaging has seen tremendous growth in the past three and half decades with the introduction of various imaging modalities. The continuing growth of technological advances is leading to the introduction of newer clinical applications at a rapid pace. These advances are resulting in precise diagnosis and definitive treatment and have made the specialty of radiology integral to the practic...

The promotion of clinical image quality is a primary goal of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA). In fact, there is a requirement in the MQSA regulations that “[c]linical images produced by any certified facility must continue to comply with the standards for clinical image quality established by that facility’s accreditation body” (21 CFR 900.12(i)). When performing clinical image rev...