Maybe get that single public telephone in the bush to ring three times... on a tuesday...
------------ Quoting "Dr. Les Bolitho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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 > ------------------------- Andre Duszynski Research Officer Department of General Practice University of Adelaide Adelaide SA 5005 P: 08 8303 6269 F: 08 8303 3511 W: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/health/gp/ ------------------------- Think before you print !! ------------------------- CRICOS Provider Number 00123M ----------------------------------------------------------- This email message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information that may be confidential and/or copyright. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender by reply email and immediately delete this email. Use, disclosure or reproduction of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. No representation is made that this email or any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient. _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
