کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8823134 1610069 2018 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
System-Level Process Change Improves Communication and Follow-Up for Emergency Department Patients With Incidental Radiology Findings
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
تغییر فرآیند سطح سیستم بهبود ارتباط و پیگیری بیماران گروه اورژانس با یافته های رادیولوژی اتفاقی
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی رادیولوژی و تصویربرداری
چکیده انگلیسی
The appropriate communication and management of incidental findings on emergency department (ED) radiology studies is an important component of patient safety. Guidelines have been issued by the ACR and other medical associations that best define incidental findings across various modalities and imaging studies. However, there are few examples of health care facilities designing ways to manage incidental findings. Our institution aimed to improve communication and follow-up of incidental radiology findings in ED patients through the collaborative development and implementation of system-level process changes including a standardized loop-closure method. We assembled a multidisciplinary team to address the nature of these incidental findings and designed new workflows and operational pathways for both radiology and ED staff to properly communicate incidental findings. Our results are based on all incidental findings received and acknowledged between November 1, 2016, and May 30, 2017. The total number of incidental findings discovered was 1,409. Our systematic compliance fluctuated between 45% and 95% initially after implementation. However, after overcoming various challenges through optimization, our system reached a compliance rate of 93% to 95%. Through the implementation of our new, standardized communication system, a high degree of compliance with loop closure for ED incidental radiology findings was achieved at our institution.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of the American College of Radiology - Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2018, Pages 639-647
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