Improving patient care in MRI.
When the radiology department of a large midwestern medical center experienced scheduling problems in MRI, it looked for a way to avoid on-site cancellations and delays. Their solution was to assess patients and anticipate problems before patients arrived for their appointments. Ms. Benson describes the problem and the successful process of pre-exam screening now in place.
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University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003142:Communication; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D011340:Problem Solving; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*