1) Review the typical radiology department work flow in an EMR environment. 2) Identify the key work flow items that may require optimization. 3) Identify the key components necessary to carry out optimization. 4) Review examples of optimaztions carried out at the author's institution. 5) Discuss the impact these optimizations have had on radiology workflow/efficiency and patient care.
The development and deployment of electronic medical records has resulted in a significant impact on radiology work flow both postive and negaitve. Moving from paper driven to an electronic processes requires a highly functional, multi-disciplinary team to address break-fixes as well as optimizations. This presentation will review the optimal structure of the team and then discuss the requisite skill sets of the team members to insure gettting the most out of the EHR to drive high quality, efficient, patient-centered work flow in the radiology departmen.
Sachs, P,
EHR/RIS Optimization of Imaging Workflow for the Enterprise. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL.
http://archive.rsna.org/2014/13010682.html
