title: [Quality of the documents requesting and reporting CT scans: a retrospective study in four Italian hospitals].
abstract: A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the quality of CT scan request and report forms in four Italian hospitals in three different Regions. A sample of 800 request forms and corresponding reports in four hospitals were evaluated. Half of the analysed reports involved inpatients while the other half involved outpatients. The four participating hospitals were all of different typology. Study results show that the request forms do not always contain important information such as the suspected diagnosis or name of the requesting physician. Quality indicators of the examined documents were evaluated in relation to their impact on clinical safety.
authors.affiliation: Azienda AUSL, Bologna.
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Negrini
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liverani
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Biasio
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maurizi
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nardacchione
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Turri
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanolla
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: La Pietra
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007558:Italy; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data