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M S Frank - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • value of on line Informational databases in a Radiology department
    American Journal of Roentgenology, 1995
    Co-Authors: M S Frank, R E Berge
    Abstract:

    Radiologists and ancillary personnel in a Radiology department frequently access a variety of paper-based Information during their workday to facilitate decision making. This Information can be as mundane as telephone numbers and work schedules or as important as a detailed emergency procedure for treating a patient with a severe contrast reaction. We have installed some hierarchical, textual database Systems on the same computer that runs our Radiology Information System. Several different databases are maintained, including protocol manuals, emergency procedures, and a directory of telephone and pager numbers. This Information is accessible from any terminal connected to our Radiology Information System and from any personal computer connected to our department's local area network or terminal server. Advantages include decreased costs from the photocopying, consumption, and distribution of paper; ubiquitous access for all users to a single source of Information; faster and more powerful ways to access ...

  • use of data in a Radiology Information System for labeling computed radiographs an interface to connect the two Systems
    American Journal of Roentgenology, 1995
    Co-Authors: M S Frank, E K Stewa, Ala H Rowberg
    Abstract:

    Computers have greatly facilitated the processing and storage of radiologic Information. Manufacturers of Radiology Information Systems (RISs) are gradually incorporating options for interfacing their products with other computers (e.g., hospital Information Systems). However, a growing need exists to also interface RISs with digital radiologic equipment so that images (e.g., computed radiographs of the chest and skeleton) are automatically labeled with identification data. Such connectivity would eliminate redundant work by technologists, decrease errors in the labeling of images, and increase the consistency of patients' data within a Radiology department. Unfortunately, the rapid advances in digital technology, combined with the lack of a well-defined standard for the transfer of demographic Information between dissimilar Systems, have delayed development of these interfaces. We have developed a widely applicable method to automatically transfer patients' demographic data from an RIS to a commercially ...

  • computerized tracking of mammography patients value of a Radiology Information System integrated with a personal computer data base
    American Journal of Roentgenology, 1994
    Co-Authors: M S Frank, J A Johnso
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE. We investigated the advantages of using a Radiology Information System as the primary data source for a mammographic patient-tracking System that is based on a personal-computer local-area network and that requires almost no data entry. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. Our mammographic data base is maintained on a file server that provides cross-platform access to both Macintosh and IBM-compatible personal computers. Locally developed software automatically transfers mammographic data from our Radiology Information System to the file server's mammographic data base. The data transferred include patients' demographics (e.g., hospital identification number, address, referring physician) and the complete mammographic report. With the use of specific terminology, the need for follow-up can be automatically gleaned from the mammographic report and coded within the data base. Graphically oriented, commercially available software provides easy access to this Information from any personal computer on our departm...

  • integrating a personal computer local area network with a Radiology Information System value as a tool for clinical research
    American Journal of Roentgenology, 1994
    Co-Authors: M S Frank, R Erge, Eric J Ste, J A Johnso
    Abstract:

    We investigated a method for increasing the utility of a Radiology Information System by connecting it to a personal-computer network and transferring radiologic data to a more user-friendly, familiar computing environment. We have developed a personal-computer local-area network that is linked to our Radiology Information System. Our software periodically transfers data from the Radiology Information System to a file server on our network that supports cross-platform access for Macintosh and IBM PC--compatible computers. Data are stored in formats compatible with inexpensive personal-computer software. These capabilities facilitate any research that requires a tailored, retrospective analysis of radiologic data. The need for ancillary personnel to perform paper-based searches or redundant data entry is decreased. Radiologists and administrators also have user-friendly access to Information that might facilitate other projects dealing with education or analysis of clinical efficacy. The ever-growing power...

  • authentication and management of radiologic reports value of a computer workstation integrated with a Radiology Information System
    American Journal of Roentgenology, 1993
    Co-Authors: M S Frank, A H Rowberg
    Abstract:

    An increasing number of Radiology departments are using computers to facilitate management of radiologic Information. Transcription, storage, and printing of radiologic reports are among the primary functions of a Radiology Information System. Consequently, manual signature of radiologic reports is being replaced by on-line electronic authentication. However, the utilities provided on most Radiology Information Systems to review, edit, and otherwise manipulate radiologic reports are relatively crude compared with commercial word-processing and data-base management software available for personal computers. We have developed a personal computer software System that is integrated with our existing Radiology Information System; expedites the radiologist's task of reviewing, editing, and authenticating (i.e., signing) radiologic reports; provides a teaching file data base on the workstation into which radiologic reports and patients' demographics can be instantly transferred; and provides a similar data base ...

J A Johnso - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • computerized tracking of mammography patients value of a Radiology Information System integrated with a personal computer data base
    American Journal of Roentgenology, 1994
    Co-Authors: M S Frank, J A Johnso
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE. We investigated the advantages of using a Radiology Information System as the primary data source for a mammographic patient-tracking System that is based on a personal-computer local-area network and that requires almost no data entry. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. Our mammographic data base is maintained on a file server that provides cross-platform access to both Macintosh and IBM-compatible personal computers. Locally developed software automatically transfers mammographic data from our Radiology Information System to the file server's mammographic data base. The data transferred include patients' demographics (e.g., hospital identification number, address, referring physician) and the complete mammographic report. With the use of specific terminology, the need for follow-up can be automatically gleaned from the mammographic report and coded within the data base. Graphically oriented, commercially available software provides easy access to this Information from any personal computer on our departm...

  • integrating a personal computer local area network with a Radiology Information System value as a tool for clinical research
    American Journal of Roentgenology, 1994
    Co-Authors: M S Frank, R Erge, Eric J Ste, J A Johnso
    Abstract:

    We investigated a method for increasing the utility of a Radiology Information System by connecting it to a personal-computer network and transferring radiologic data to a more user-friendly, familiar computing environment. We have developed a personal-computer local-area network that is linked to our Radiology Information System. Our software periodically transfers data from the Radiology Information System to a file server on our network that supports cross-platform access for Macintosh and IBM PC--compatible computers. Data are stored in formats compatible with inexpensive personal-computer software. These capabilities facilitate any research that requires a tailored, retrospective analysis of radiologic data. The need for ancillary personnel to perform paper-based searches or redundant data entry is decreased. Radiologists and administrators also have user-friendly access to Information that might facilitate other projects dealing with education or analysis of clinical efficacy. The ever-growing power...

  • integration of a personal computer workstation and Radiology Information System for obstetric sonography
    American Journal of Roentgenology, 1992
    Co-Authors: M S Frank, D W Gree, J A Sasewich, J A Johnso
    Abstract:

    A personal computer workstation has been developed for storage and analysis of obstetric sonographic examinations. The workstation also serves as an interactive data terminal for our Radiology Information System. A data-base management program locally stores quantitative and descriptive sonographic results. Algorithms are used to analyze growth parameters over serial examinations, plot growth curves, generate a radiologic report, and provide instantaneous diagnostic assistance and suggestions. A bibliographic data-base System containing more than 3000 references (with abstracts) in the obstetric sonographic literature is integrated with the software's analytical functions. A telecommunications software module performs dialogues, such as immediate automatic transcription of the sonographic report, with the Radiology Information System. An examination summary form, growth curves, and the radiologist's report can be printed or digitally faxed by the workstation after authorization by the radiologist. The wor...

Pal Gulbrandse - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • do clinicians read our reports integrating the Radiology Information System with the electronic patient record experiences from the first 2 years
    European Radiology, 2009
    Co-Authors: Pette Hurle, Truls Ostbye, Arne Orthne, Fredrik A Dahl, Pal Gulbrandse
    Abstract:

    This study aimed to determine how clinicians adapted to and utilized new routines for accessing Radiology reports after the integration of an electronic patient record (EPR) with a Radiology Information System (RIS). Activity-related data describing the availability and receipt of Radiology reports were collected from the EPR and the RIS over a period of 2 years. Twelve percent of the final Radiology reports had not been opened 4 weeks after they had been entered into the EPR. For opened reports, the median time after a report was available in the EPR until it was first opened by a clinician was less than 1 h for preliminary reports and less than 4 h for final Radiology reports. The use of Radiology reports was stable during the second observation year. Some reports were not opened for professional as well as technical reasons. The integrated Information Systems offered a potential for improving routines related to the transmission of Radiology reports. Clinicians did not fully take advantage of this potential in the 2 years after its introduction.

Erika Denton Mbbs Mrcp R E Frcr - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a reporter targeted approach to reducing the use of the term superficial femoral vein in ultrasound reports for deep vein thrombosis
    Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, 2014
    Co-Authors: Frcr Jonathan Brodie Mbchb, Erika Denton Mbbs Mrcp R E Frcr
    Abstract:

    Background The term “superficial femoral vein” is felt to be potentially misleading and dangerous in the context of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limb, with the preferred term now being “femoral vein.” The purpose of this work was to identify a means of reducing its use in reports of lower limb sonographic scans for DVT. Methods A retrospective search of the reports for all lower limb sonographic scans for the detection of DVT in 2011 was performed using the Radiology Information System to identify the baseline rate of use of the term. Nontargeted and subsequently targeted e-mails were then sent to reporters of such sonographic scans over a 6-month follow-up period, and the results were reevaluated. Results The baseline rate of use of the term was 17% before any intervention. It decreased to 10% following nontargeted intervention, and to 6% following targeted e-mail intervention. There were no cases of patients coming to harm as a result of the use of the term during the study period. Conclusions A simple and inexpensive System of e-mails to reporters resulted in a decline in the rate of use of the misleading term “superficial femoral vein.” © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 42:472–474, 2014

Erika R E Denton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a reporter targeted approach to reducing the use of the term superficial femoral vein in ultrasound reports for deep vein thrombosis
    Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, 2014
    Co-Authors: Jonathan Brodie, Erika R E Denton
    Abstract:

    BACKGROUND: The term "superficial femoral vein" is felt to be potentially misleading and dangerous in the context of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limb, with the preferred term now being "femoral vein." The purpose of this work was to identify a means of reducing its use in reports of lower limb sonographic scans for DVT. METHODS: A retrospective search of the reports for all lower limb sonographic scans for the detection of DVT in 2011 was performed using the Radiology Information System to identify the baseline rate of use of the term. Nontargeted and subsequently targeted e-mails were then sent to reporters of such sonographic scans over a 6-month follow-up period, and the results were reevaluated. RESULTS: The baseline rate of use of the term was 17% before any intervention. It decreased to 10% following nontargeted intervention, and to 6% following targeted e-mail intervention. There were no cases of patients coming to harm as a result of the use of the term during the study period. CONCLUSIONS: A simple and inexpensive System of e-mails to reporters resulted in a decline in the rate of use of the misleading term "superficial femoral vein.