Improving Performance Together
ACR Learning Network
The ACR® Learning Network pursues improvement in diagnostic imaging through a learning health systems approach characterized by strong leadership, effective use of data in the clinical setting, and both a culture and a workforce committed to continuous learning and improvement.
Led by David B. Larson, MD, MBA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Education and Clinical Operations in the Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, and chair of the ACR Commission on Quality and Safety, the ACR Learning Network will be carried out through four inaugural improvement collaboratives. Supported by ACR ImPower, a team-based, multidisciplinary and structured improvement program, the collaboratives will address important areas of performance in cancer diagnosis and set the stage to facilitate diagnostic excellence at local sites on a scale previously unachievable in radiology.
A radiologist expert will lead each of the collaboratives comprised of teams from four to six sites that will work to solve the same problem within their respective healthcare setting. Participating sites will become regional and even national leaders in their focus area and will serve as an example for other facilities looking to reach similar performance goals.