Radiology Reporting and Communications. A Look Forward

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-496

  Flanders, Adam E ^a   Lakhani, Paras ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Medical error; Radiology reporting; Structured reporting

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALPRACTICE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; FORECASTING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RECORDS; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 84865175656     PISSN: 10525149     EISSN: 15579867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2012.04.009     Document Type: Review

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