AS I have said before - look at the workflow.
The patient is the messenger of the request - why send it separately via
E mail?
If it arrives separately, the radiology practice now has to worry
whether the pt will turn up.
They have the address and contact details on the form - indeed the forms
are DESIGNED to be used this way.
R
Andrew Nolan wrote:
How else will patients know where to go unless they have a piece of
paper? Although we receive results via HL7 and PIT, there appears no
way to upload requests using the same technology.
I take it that the folks from doha are looking at slashing radiology.
On 06/03/2006, at 8:50 PM, Peter MacIsaac wrote:
GPCG members,
I would appreciate a little help. I am involved in a project
looking at a range of issues around radiology referrals. I would
intend passing on the report for comment when drafted. However in
the meanwhile there has been a steady increase in the cost of
radiology services over recent years. We are looking for likely
hypotheses from the coal face as to what might explain this.
Another glaringly obvious issue is the lack of electronic
referrals to radiologists – we are not sure to what is the extent
of computer generation of printed request forms, and there seems
to be little electronic transfer occurring.
Any ideas appreciated. If people send them directly to me I will
collate and return to the list for comment to reduce traffic.
Regards
Peter MacIsaac
MacIsaac Informatics
Consulting in Health Informatics, Terminology & Data management
and Health Policy.
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