Tracking delays in report availability caused by incorrect exam status with web-based issue tracking: A quality initiative

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 300-307

  Awan, Omer Abdulrehman ^a   Van Wagenberg, Frans ^a   Daly, Mark ^a   Safdar, Nabile ^a   Nagy, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Human error; Quality assurance; Quality control; Turnaround time

Indexed keywords

ANCILLARY SYSTEM; AUTOMATED FEEDBACK; AVERAGE NUMBERS; HUMAN ERRORS; IMAGING MODALITY; MYSQL DATABASE; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM RESOLUTION; QUALITY INITIATIVES; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM; REPORTING SYSTEMS; REPORTING TOOLS;

INTERLOCKING SIGNALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGY; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL; TURNAROUND TIME;

USER INTERFACES;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; TIME;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE; TIME;

EID: 79960094424     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-010-9330-5     Document Type: Article

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