[Quality of the documents requesting and reporting CT scans: a retrospective study in four Italian hospitals].
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.
Negrini
Gabriella
G
Azienda AUSL, Bologna.
Liverani
Stefano
S
De Biasio
Valeria
V
Maggi
Stefania
S
Maurizi
Patrizia
P
Nardacchione
Vincenzo
V
Turri
Valentina
V
Volpe
Lucia
L
Zanolla
Giovanni
G
La Pietra
Leonardo
L
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