Electronic messaging system for communicating important, but nonemergent, abnormal imaging results

Radiology

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 724-731

  Eisenberg, Ronald L ^a   Yamada, Kei ^a   Yam, Chun S ^a   Spirn, Paul W ^a   Kruskal, Jonathan B ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; E-MAIL; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 78649669015     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10101015     Document Type: Article

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