WASHINGTON, DC-Innovative tools to enhance patient experience as presented at ACR 2015.
Sharon Gibson, operations manager in radiology, of Massachusetts General Hospital wants her radiology patients to be happy. She and Garry Choy, MD, a radiologist with MGH, presented at ACR 2015 some of the tools the MGH Imaging Department is utilizing to enhance the patient experience. Images in the slideshow are provided courtesy of Sharon Gibson and Garry Choy, MD.
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