An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice
Objective: To assess the degree of utilization of the radiology request form (RRF), the extent of completion each form, the frequency of filling the fields in all the forms, and its effectiveness as a communication tool between the referring clinicians and radiologists. Materials and Methods: All th...
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doaj-93a95fe944e74dff8a00985780cf96b12020-11-24T23:28:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632015-01-014332833010.4103/2249-4863.161308An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practiceAkintunde O AkintomideAnthonia A IkpemeAffiong I NgajiNchiewe E AniAppolline T UdofiaObjective: To assess the degree of utilization of the radiology request form (RRF), the extent of completion each form, the frequency of filling the fields in all the forms, and its effectiveness as a communication tool between the referring clinicians and radiologists. Materials and Methods: All the RRFs for conventional radiographic examinations were audited over a 3-month period. A database containing all the fields in the form, type of request paper used, and legibility of the physician′s handwriting was created. A few resident radiologists in the plain film reporting unit were recruited to join in collecting the data daily. We used simple statistical methods to analyze the extent of completion of each form, frequency of completion of the fields in all the request forms, frequency of use of the appropriate form, and frequency of legibility of the physician′s handwriting. The results are expressed in percentages. Results: Five hundred eighty (580) requests were analyzed, consisting of 180 for males and 400 for females. The most-completed request form was 86.67% filled, while the least-completed was 26.67%. The most frequently filled field was the requested examination (99.66%). Of the clinicians, 28% did not use the RRF for their referrals, while 7.37% had illegible handwriting. Conclusion: A significant number of the referring clinicians did not make the best use of the radiology department by not using the institution′s approved RRF as an effective means of communication with the radiologists, mainly due to the inadequate completion of the forms.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2015;volume=4;issue=3;spage=328;epage=330;aulast=AkintomideClinicianscompletionradiology request formutilization |
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Akintunde O Akintomide Anthonia A Ikpeme Affiong I Ngaji Nchiewe E Ani Appolline T Udofia An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Clinicians completion radiology request form utilization |
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Akintunde O Akintomide Anthonia A Ikpeme Affiong I Ngaji Nchiewe E Ani Appolline T Udofia |
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An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice |
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An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice |
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An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice |
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An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice |
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An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice |
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audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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2249-4863 |
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2015-01-01 |
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Objective: To assess the degree of utilization of the radiology request form (RRF), the extent of completion each form, the frequency of filling the fields in all the forms, and its effectiveness as a communication tool between the referring clinicians and radiologists. Materials and Methods: All the RRFs for conventional radiographic examinations were audited over a 3-month period. A database containing all the fields in the form, type of request paper used, and legibility of the physician′s handwriting was created. A few resident radiologists in the plain film reporting unit were recruited to join in collecting the data daily. We used simple statistical methods to analyze the extent of completion of each form, frequency of completion of the fields in all the request forms, frequency of use of the appropriate form, and frequency of legibility of the physician′s handwriting. The results are expressed in percentages. Results: Five hundred eighty (580) requests were analyzed, consisting of 180 for males and 400 for females. The most-completed request form was 86.67% filled, while the least-completed was 26.67%. The most frequently filled field was the requested examination (99.66%). Of the clinicians, 28% did not use the RRF for their referrals, while 7.37% had illegible handwriting. Conclusion: A significant number of the referring clinicians did not make the best use of the radiology department by not using the institution′s approved RRF as an effective means of communication with the radiologists, mainly due to the inadequate completion of the forms. |
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Clinicians completion radiology request form utilization |
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