Published in Journal of digital imaging
To assess the incidence of outpatient examinations delivered through a web portal in the Latium Region in 2 years and compare socio-demographic characteristics of these users compared to the total of examinations performed. All radiological exams (including MRI, X-ray and CT) performed from March 2017 to February 2019 were retrospectively analysed....
Published in Journal of Digital Imaging
Filtered radiology worklists can result in exams that slip through the cracks and do not get interpreted. We discovered an error that caused neonatal exams to not be displayed on our worklists, and therefore, these exams were not interpreted in a timely fashion. Because of familiarity with our departmental data, we were able to rapidly build a noti...
Published in Journal of Digital Imaging
A challenge for many clinical users is that a patient may receive a diagnostic imaging (DI) service at a number of hospitals or private imaging clinics. The DI services that patients receive at other locations could be clinically relevant to current treatments, but typically, there is no seamless method for a clinical user to access longitudinal DI...
Published in Der Radiologe
Die Radiologie besitzt bekanntermaßen eine Vorreiterrolle bei der Einführung und Verwendung von klinischen IT-Systemen. Radiologieinformationssystem (RIS) und Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) sind dabei die Grundpfeiler der modernen digitalen Radiologie. Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Grundlagen und Funkti...
Published in Journal of Digital Imaging
As hospitals move towards providing in-house 24 × 7 services, there is an increasing need for information systems to be available around the clock. This study investigates one organization’s need for a workflow continuity solution that provides around the clock availability for information systems that do not provide highly available services. The ...
