Re: [GPCG_TALK] Increase in radiology ordering

[Dr Hugh Nelson]

same solution as for electrifying prescriptions. just get the imaging providers to agree on some standards. print the demographics and the test report in a bar code as well as in plain text. then the radiology practice can zap the request in with a supermarket scanner this means the patient retains the paperwork and securely transmits it to the radiology practice and it is machine readable problem solved. 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... oh if only people would accept responsibility for their own actions the world would be a better place.. ;) JD _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list Gpcg_talk@ozdocit.org http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk

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