Expectations
Initial Start Up
- Sign standard Data Use Agreement (DUA).
- Provide your Radimetrics outbound IP address for dose data feeds from your IT.
- Anonymized Data: Patient ID, Accession ID, Date of Birth
- All other data elements unmodified
- Studies are sent securely via Secure Socket Layer (SSL). Prior to transmission, the DICOM meta data is transformed using an XSL style sheet, which only publishes a selection of tags, and obfuscates other patient identifying information
- IRB approval and renewals at your site:
- UCSF will provide all required information.
- Will most likely be an expedited review.
Site-Specific Information
- Several key personnel will need to complete surveys and follow-up phone interviews with the Health Partners team.
- Complete form detailing information on all CT scanners
Data Cleaning
- Work with UCSF as-needed to ensure data accuracy, such as updates on CT equipment.
Meetings
- Conference calls as-needed, approximately 5 times per year.
- In-person meeting in San Francisco (optional), paid travel for 2-3 people in 2015 & 2018.
Intervention
- Intervention 1: Review detailed Dose Audit Report and implement optimization strategies at your institution.
- Intervention 2: Work with the project's dose optimization team to further explore strategies for dose reduction and report efforts during follow up interviews.