Communication Outside of the Report

Personal/Telephone Contact

OBJECTIVES:

  • To recognize the need to contact the physician or principal care staff with results or with information regarding patient care
  • To understand the importance of documentation of contact
  • To consider the documentation content
  • To understand the need to addend the report if contact adds information that might alter the interpretation after the report has been issued

NOTES:

    AUTHOR: Linda Lanier MD

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    REFERENCES:

    • Eisenberg, RL. Radiology and the Law; Malpractice and Other Issues, Springer-Verlag, NY, 2004

Conferences

OBJECTIVES:

  • To recognize the need to amend report in light of information received about the case in a conference
  • To understand that additional information, such as pathology results, would be helpful to inform future interpretations

NOTES:

    AUTHOR: Linda Lanier MD

    ACKNOWLEGMENTS:

    COMMENTS:

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Patient Communication

OBJECTIVES:

  • To recognize the need to document patient, parent or guardian contact as to results, additional evaluation indicated, or specific instructions issued.
  • To consider the documentation content
  • To understand the need to addend the report if contact with patient or family or care giver adds information that might alter the interpretation after the report has been issued

NOTES:

    AUTHOR: Linda Lanier MD

    ACKNOWLEGMENTS:

    COMMENTS:

    REFERENCES:

Contact Technology

OBJECTIVES:

  • Objectives are not available.