Reduce Overutilization PET Scan By Oncology Physicians

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Project Leader:

Dr. Ashwaq Al Olayan

Team Member

Dr.Ashwag Alolyan
Dr.Syed Ghulam
Dr Salem Al Shehri
Dr Nour Ibrahim,
Dr.Saadia UrRazaq
Mona Alshami

Status

Monitoring

Reason of Initiating QI Project

physician order PET scan without considering medical needs or the risk of radiation to patients many of the radiological exams (“imaging”) performed are unnecessary, increasing health care costs and exposing patients to dangerous radiation.

Impact of The Project on Patients Care

Cost reduction /Saving time on the machine /save time of consultant reading scan.
Reducing patient harm without compromising the patient care as the recommendations was evidence based.

Reduce overutilization of PET scan requested for oncology patients by implementing NCCN Practice guidelines to 50% by April 2018 to Reduce patient harm without compromising the patient care as the recommendations was evidence based , saving time on the machine, save time of Nuclear Medicine consultant reading scan and reduce cost.

Estimated cost reduction 84.000 SR per month

Estimated cost reduction 1.737.000 SR per year