Warning: The NCBI web site requires JavaScript to function. more...
Generate a file for use with external citation management software.
Département de Radiologie, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal-Hôpital Saint-Luc, 2nd floor, 1058 rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 3J4, Canada. luigi.lepanto@umontreal.ca
The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of electronic signature on report turnaround time. The Radiology Information System (RIS) database was interrogated to obtain a file containing all examinations recorded within a one-month period. Two sectors were specifically studied: abdominal ultrasound and chest radiography. Each of these sectors had one reader per day. The periods studied were October 2001 (before implementation of electronic signature) and February 2002 (3 months after electronic signature implementation). For the abdominal ultrasound examinations, the median time from transcription to final signature decreased from 11 days to 3 days with the introduction of electronic signature ( P < 0.001). For the chest radiographs, the median time from transcription to final signature decreased from 10 days to 5 days with the introduction of electronic signature ( P < 0.001). Electronic signature significantly shortens the time interval between transcription and finalization of radiology reports.
Images from this publication.See all images (2) Free text
Your browsing activity is empty.
Activity recording is turned off.
Turn recording back on