Peter, Not suggesting we should get the report on CD (but if there is a set of images on the CD so should the report be also!)
This is about what do different groups of doctors expect in relation to DI images. 1. Who looks at the films patients bring in? 2. Who struggles with trying to interpret the image in the consultation and would like an example image (even with an arrow pointing to pathology if not clearly obvious) - perhaps one or two representative low resolution images attached to the electronic report or accessible via URL? 3. Who would really like a full DICOM image so that they can view it on a high res. Monitor, play with the contrast etc and see what the radiologist can see. - report quality Clearly there will be some situations where all of the above are required. Just trying to get a sense of what most GPs want in the first instance and also whether the CD images sent by DI practices are useful or better used as "drink coasters" Regards Peter MacIsaac MacIsaac Informatics Consulting in Health Informatics, Terminology & Data management and Health Policy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0411403462 (mobile) 61611327 (office) peter_macisaac (skype) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Machell Sent: Saturday, 8 April 2006 11:25 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Using Radiology Image CDs as drink coasters Using CDs is a step backwards from electronically delivered results. Any computer component with moving parts will be phased out within a few short years. Peter. _______________________________________________ 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
