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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2011.5.5.295

Reducing error rates in general nuclear medicine imaging to increase patient satisfaction  

Kim, Ho-Sung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Im, In-Chul (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University)
Park, Cheol-Woo (Department of Radiological Technology, Dongeui Institute of Technology)
Lim, Jong-Duek (Department of Radiology, Morning Orthopedic Surgery doctor's office)
Kim, Sun-Geun (Department of Radiology, Woosuk University Oriental Medical Hospital)
Lee, Jae-Seung (Department of Radiation Oncology, Good Samaritan Hospital)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.5, no.5, 2011 , pp. 295-302 More about this Journal
Abstract
To n the field of nuclear medicine, with regard to checking regular patients, from the moment they register up to the doctor's diagnosis, the person in charge of the checks can find errors in the diagnosis, reexamine, reanalyze the results or save images to PACS. Through this process, the results obtained from the readings are delayed due to checks and additional tests which occur in hospitals, causing patient satisfaction and affected reliability. Accordingly, the purpose is to include visual inspection of the results to minimize error, improve efficiency and increase patient satisfaction. Nuclear medicine and imaging tests from examines at Asan Medical Center, Seoul, from March 2008 to December 2008, were analyzed for errors. The first stage, from January 2009 to December 2009, established procedures and know-how. The second stage from January 2010 until June 2010 conducted Pre-and Post-filtering assessment, and the third stage from July 2010 until October 2010 consisted of cross-checks and attaching stickers and comparing error cases. Of 92 errors, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd stage had 32 cases, and there were 46 cases after the 4th stage, with the overall errors reduced by 74.3% from 94.6%. In the field of general nuclear medicine, where various kinds of checks are performed according to the patient's needs, analysis, image composition, differing images in PACS, etc, all have the potential for mistakes to be made. In order to decrease error rates, the image can continuously Cross-Check and Confirm diagnosis.
Keywords
Nuclear medicine; filtering; cross check;
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