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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COMMENTS:
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:
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Contact Technology
OBJECTIVES:
- Objectives are not available.
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