Late-night, on-site radiologist reduces X-ray errors in the ER.
Hospital supports after-hours' radiologist with competitors' business. St. Elizabeth Health Partners in Covington, KY, pools readings from four other facilities to provide enough work to lure radiologists into evening shifts. With radiologists now reading X-rays on-site in the ER at night, return visits due to misinterpreted exams have been almost eliminated.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009551:Night Care; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011859:Radiography / Q000592:standards*; D019112:Teleradiology