Radiologic examination requisition procedures: a study of their effectiveness in a community hospital.
I reviewed 100 consecutive radiologic examinations with particular attention to the clinical information included. The referring physician originated this clinical information in only 33% of cases. Other personnel, including nurses and aides, added information on the requisitions 57% of the time. When nonphysician personnel completed the requisitions, 46% of the cases were completed with either inappropriate or misleading clinical information. In 9% of the cases, there was no clinical information. Because all of the cases originated by physicians were appropriately completed, a strong plea is made for requiring physicians to originate radiologic requisitions.
D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies