From: "Greg Menzies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Could not agree more was just defending the requirements as per private prac and the law.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hook, Trevor Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2003 4:03 PM To: 'AIRNEWS' Subject: RE: [AIRNEWS] FILM FILING From: "Hook, Trevor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ancient Chinese saying....'One picture is worth ten thousand words.' Given that humans the reporting, I would rather know the real evidence remains available for a reasonable time. Trevor Hook Deputy Chief Medical Imaging Technologist Radiology Department Division of Imaging Services Ph (08) 9224 2919 Fax (08) 9224 2912 -----Original Message----- From: Scas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2003 14:17 To: AIRNEWS Subject: Re: [AIRNEWS] FILM FILING From: "Scas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SPOT ON GREG. SO WHY ARE WE REQUIRED TO DO IT?? SCAS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Menzies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "AIRNEWS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:43 AM Subject: RE: [AIRNEWS] FILM FILING > From: "Greg Menzies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Is not the obligation to keep the report? the films are a means to that > report as are path samples. > > Greg M > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scas > Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2003 9:44 AM > To: AIRNEWS > Subject: Re: [AIRNEWS] FILM FILING > > > From: "Scas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > IF THE OBLIGATION TO ARCHIVE FILMS IS LAW, WHY DOES IT > SEEM TO APPLY ONLY IN > THE PUBLIC SECTOR? THE PRIVATE SECTOR SYSTEM OF > ISSUING THE FILMS TO THE > PATIENT IS MUCH MORE COST EFFECTIVE. > SCAS. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 3:27 PM > Subject: Re: [AIRNEWS] FILM FILING > > > > From: "John Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Scas, > > I can't help you with NSW Regs. and I think it varies from State to State. > > In ACT it is regulated under the Archives Act. While there, in an attempt > to > > reduce the requirement, I put the argument that films are working > documents > > and the report is the permanent record. This was NOT accepted. > > The question will change in a PACS environment. The question of how long > > will remain but additional considerations will be how much (all CT slices > or > > a selection, raw data), with losless or lossy compression. > > Can I pose a second part to your question. Are there any regulations for a > > PACS environment in any jurisdiction. > > John Ryan > > > > > > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/29/03 10:27am >>> > > > From: "Scas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > >JUST WHAT ARE THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETENTION OF X- > > RAYFILMS > > >IN N.S.W. PUBLIC HOSPITALS? MANY FILMS LEAVE HOSPITALS (SOME > > >UNREPORTED) FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS AND MANY NEVER RETURN. IS > > >THERE ANY REASON THAT WE CANNOT ADOPT THE MORE COST EFFECTIVE > > >SYSTEM USED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR OF ISSUING THE FILMS INTO THE > > >CARE OF THE PATIENT (PERHAPS VIA THE REFERER)? > > >IS ANYONE OUT THERE DOING THIS ALREADY? > > >SCAS > > > > > > > > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= > > This message is being broadcast by AIRNEWS, > > the Australian Institute of Radiography list Server > > > > Send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For assistance send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Opinions expressed on this list are not necessarily those of the > > moderator, his assistants or those of the A.I.R. > > > > > > > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= > This message is being broadcast by AIRNEWS, > the Australian Institute of Radiography list Server > > Send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For assistance send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Opinions expressed on this list are not necessarily those of the > moderator, his assistants or those of the A.I.R. > > > > > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= > This message is being broadcast by AIRNEWS, > the Australian Institute of Radiography list Server > > Send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For assistance send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Opinions expressed on this list are not necessarily those of the > moderator, his assistants or those of the A.I.R. > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= This message is being broadcast by AIRNEWS, the Australian Institute of Radiography list Server Send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For assistance send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opinions expressed on this list are not necessarily those of the moderator, his assistants or those of the A.I.R. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= This message is being broadcast by AIRNEWS, the Australian Institute of Radiography list Server Send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For assistance send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opinions expressed on this list are not necessarily those of the moderator, his assistants or those of the A.I.R. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= This message is being broadcast by AIRNEWS, the Australian Institute of Radiography list Server Send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For assistance send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opinions expressed on this list are not necessarily those of the moderator, his assistants or those of the A.I.R.
