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- Title
A survey of policies and procedures on the communication and documentation of radiologic interpretations.
- Authors
Monico, Edward P; Forman, Howard P; Goodman, T Rob; Schwartz, Ian; Larkin, G Luke
- Abstract
Research into emergency medicine (EM) diagnostic errors identified imaging as a contributing factor in 94% of cases. Discrepancies between the preliminary (trainee) and the final (attending) diagnostic imaging interpretation represent a system issue that is particularly prone to creating diagnostic errors. Understanding the types of systematic communication and documentation strategies developed by academic radiology departments to address differences between preliminary and final radiology interpretations to clinicians are threshold steps toward minimizing this risk. This study investigates policies and practices associated with the communication and documentation of preliminary and final radiologic interpretations among U.S. academic radiology departments through a questionnaire directed at radiology department chairs.
- Publication
Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, 2011, Vol 30, Issue 3, p23
- ISSN
1074-4797
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/jhrm.20057