کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2737309 1148044 2016 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Referring physicians' experiences of outsourcing radiological examinations – A variety of views on the consequences
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
استناد به تجربیات پزشکان از برون سپاری معاینات رادیولوژیک؛ انواع دیدگاه ها از پیامدها
کلمات کلیدی
اقتصاد بهداشت و درمان؛ تجربیات کاربران ؛ ارتباطات؛ بررسی رادیولوژیک برون سپاری
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی رادیولوژی و تصویربرداری
چکیده انگلیسی


• The requirements for radiological services differ between specialties.
• Outsourced examinations need more frequent re-assessment.
• Outsourced examinations cause higher costs for referring departments.
• Outsourcing radiological examinations entail more administrative work.
• Referring physicians would consider outsourcing if the patient requested it.

IntroductionThere are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges when outsourcing advanced radiological examinations such as magnetic resonance examinations from university hospitals to external private institutions.AimThe aim of this study was to explore the experiences of referring physicians when their referrals for radiological examinations are outsourced from a university hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.MethodThis qualitative study is a part of a larger study investigating the consequences of outsourcing referrals for radiological examinations from a university hospital to private external units. Ten referring physicians from orthopedic and oncology departments, representing clinics with large volumes of radiological referrals at a university hospital, were interviewed.ResultsThe results showed that the requirements for radiological services differ between these specialties. The overall opinion was that examinations performed by external radiology departments needed additional re-assessment work which causes higher costs for their clinics. This indicates that there is insufficient communication between referring physicians and the radiological department at the University Hospital.ConclusionsFor better planning of radiological services, radiology departments must consider the referring physicians' needs and develop suitable contract when organizing the practice of outsourcing. The management structure in radiology departments and communication between referring physicians and radiologists in the radiology departments should be studied further, to promote better understanding and improve the efficiency of the outsourcing process.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Radiography - Volume 22, Issue 1, February 2016, Pages e64–e68
نویسندگان
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