Systemic Error in Radiology.
AJR Am J Roentgenol
; 209(3): 629-639, 2017 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28742381
OBJECTIVE: Interpretive errors in diagnostic imaging result in significant patient morbidity and mortality, but the importance of errors and process failures in the imaging cycle other than during image interpretation is underappreciated. In this article, we describe these errors and potential solutions, providing a framework to improve patient safety and understand the changing roles of radiologists beyond image interpretation. CONCLUSION: For comprehensive improvements to health care delivery, other failures in the cycle besides diagnostic interpretive error-such as ordering inappropriate studies, PACS failures, and a lack of accurate clinician contact information (with resultant communication failure)-should be recognized as contributors to patient harm because they lead to wasted resources and delayed care. By taking ownership of the entire imaging cycle, radiologists can increase their net worth to patient care and cement their roles as experts in the effective, evidence-based use of imaging technologies.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Radiografia
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Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto
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Gestão da Segurança
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Erros de Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
AJR Am J Roentgenol
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos