Ring Ring Ring! Characterising Telephone Interruptions During Radiology Reporting and How to Reduce These

Telephone calls remain one of the most frequent interruptions in radiology reporting rooms, despite modern electronic order communication systems. A call received by a radiology trainee during the hour before completing a report may increase the chance of a discrepancy by 12%.

Source: Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology - March 2, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Christopher Watura, Dominic Blunt, Dimitri Amiras Source Type: research