Perhaps there should be automatic SMS reminders and directions sent to patients as reminders...
Regards Les Bolitho Dr Leslie E Bolitho Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine MBBS FRACP FACRRM 6 Dixon Street, Wangaratta .Vic.3677.Australia Phone 61 3 5721 5533 ; Fax 61 3 5722 1781 Mobile 0418 574 463 ; email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Twyford Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2006 12:11 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Increase in radiology ordering john dooley wrote: > Richard Hosking wrote: >> 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 >> > R > > The point of the electronic request for the xray company is the data > entry girls dont have to enter it when the patient fronts....big big big > savings (data entry is basically expensive) same as path and also big > improvement in reducing errors on data entry...on the downside as has > been pointed out is what to do with the % of no shows clogging the > databases...and more importantly what medicolegal obligations does that > raise...re followup of noshows... Guys, I agree. I'd actually think a system for notifying the GP of the 'no shows' would be easy to build into the system and would be another huge advantage. Similar to the path providers' advice to GPs when patients' Paps are due again. Everyone's arse is protected that way. All the regular patients will already know the way to the pathology/radiology centre their GP uses. I know I do. Maybe a list at the front desk, or a sign, for those who don't? No problem for the big medical centres either, as it's just down the hall. Greg -- Greg Twyford Information Management & Technology Program Officer Canterbury Division of General Practice E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph.: 02 9787 9033 Fax: 02 9787 9200 PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL *********************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail and their attached files, including replies and forwarded copies, are confidential and intended solely for the addressee(s) and may be legally privileged or prohibited from disclosure and unauthorised use. If you are not the intended recipient, any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon this message or its attachments is prohibited. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. *********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
