Redefining the sonography workflow through the application of a departmental computerized workflow management system

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 168-176

  Li, Ming Feng ^a   Tsai, Jerry C H ^a   Chen, Wei Juhn ^a   Lin, Huey Shyan ^c   Pan, Huay Ben ^a,b   Yang, Tsung Lung ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Information infrastructure; Patient satisfaction; Quality improvement; Radiology; Workflow management system

Indexed keywords

BROADCASTING SYSTEMS; DIGITAL SIGNAGE; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; FLEXIBLE ADJUSTMENT; INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMWORK; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REAL-TIME MONITORING SYSTEMS; SEAMLESS INTEGRATION; SONOGRAPHERS; SORTING ALGORITHM; STRESS LEVELS; SUPPORT SYSTEMS; TIME POINTS; WAITING-TIME; WIN-WIN; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTERIZED WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; TEAMWORK; TELECOMMUNICATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORKFLOW; WORKLOAD;

HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME MANAGEMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WAITING LISTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84874287857     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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