JCOM Paid Subscribers LOG IN user name: password:   Forgot password?		J Clin Outcomes Manage  2012 Mar;19(3):111-115 Incidential radiology findings: effectiveness of a radiology-electronic medical records interface system for improving communication Emerman CL Abstract Objective: To report on a quality assurance program to improve communication with regard to radiologic findings. Methods: Quality improvement report. Results: Incidental findings requiring follow-up are common occurrences, particularly for thoraco-abdominal CT scans. We found that many of these findings do not have a follow-up plan documented in the medical record. We significantly improved the rate of documented communication using technology that recognizes text strings in the radiology report. Conclusion: An automated system of recognizing incidental findings notations in the radiology reports through an electronic medical records system that generated reports to clinicians and letters to patients improves patient safety. Brief Report Search the Turner White index to find abstracts of articles published in JCOM.
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