Without a standardized way to keep track of patients who have had a retrievable IVC filter placed, managing the status of those cases and ensuring they are followed up within the appropriate time frame can be a challenge. Many departments make do with spreadsheets to manage this type of patient list.

Illuminate’s ActKnowledge solution simplifies the process of ensuring patients are added to a Retrievable IVC filter queue by allowing physicians to simply include a keyword(s) in their procedure report or select the IVC queue at the point of read. Once in the queue, the patient can then be “snoozed” for the appropriate length of time; when that time comes, they will automatically populate and display in the “open case” file notifying the person(s) managing ActKnowledge that the patient is due to be scheduled for filter removal.

Illuminate’s ability to advance the management of removable IVC filter patients can vastly improve workflow as well as quality of care. One organization that uses ActKnowledge for managing these patients has increased their compliance on filter removals to greater than 95%.

Image quality plays a very important role within radiology departments, but managers often struggle to determine the best way for radiologists to communicate issues to the performing technologist without writing time consuming notes or making calls due to positioning, techniques, and other image concerns.

Illuminate ActKnowledge gives radiologists the ability to add a patient to a QA queue at the point of read—eliminating the need to keep a log. ActKnowledge even allows you to create queues based on modality type, if desired. The physician can add notes regarding quality, and the performing technologist information is automatically included.

Illuminate’s management of QA studies decreases the amount of time radiologists need to spend conveying concerns regarding image quality, as well as providing a single place for department management to review and even report on the studies that are earmarked for quality review. These capabilities help departments learn whether a technologist or student may need additional training, or if there may be an issue with a modality that needs attention. The solution is even used by some teaching hospitals for sharing more positive feedback in giving “kudos” to technologists and students for obtaining exceptional images on a difficult case.