| IRMER regulations: compliance rate of radiograph reporting by non-radiology clinicians. | |
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PMID: 21070902 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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AIM: To assess compliance with regulation 7(8) of Ionizing Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER) 2000 legislation amongst non-radiologists reporting radiographs in a large district general hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective review of 100 consecutive radiography request cards from five different departments undertaking their specialty radiograph reporting were collected over 4 weeks. The requests were then traced to their respective case notes to assess documentation of radiographs. The five departments included chest, maxillo-facial, rheumatology, orthopaedics, and inpatients. Twenty-two case notes were gathered from chest clinics, 21 from maxillo-facial, 15 from rheumatology, 23 from orthopaedics fracture clinics, and 19 were taken from inpatients. RESULTS: Only 53% of radiographs undertaken by non-radiologists had a documented report. The specialty most compliant with IRMER was orthopaedics 17/23 (74%) and the specialty least compliant was maxilla-facial 8/21 (38%). Of the documented radiographs, the consultant grade was the largest group of doctors [36% (19/53)] that undertook documentation, and for the undocumented radiographs, they were also the largest group of clinicians that did not document radiographs [77% (36/47)]. All radiographs that were documented in the notes also had documented interpretation of the radiograph. CONCLUSION: Only 53% of plain radiographs were documented and reported by non-radiology clinicians even though IRMER legislation applies to all clinicians undertaking radiograph interpretation. All clinicians undertaking interpretation of radiographs should be made aware of this legislation and the responsibility to document their findings. |
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Authors:
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A Kiu; F Bano; R Barnes; S H M Khan |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical radiology Volume: 65 ISSN: 1365-229X ISO Abbreviation: Clin Radiol Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-12 Completed Date: 2011-02-11 Revised Date: 2011-06-10 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1306016 Medline TA: Clin Radiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 984-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright © 2010 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, Lancashire, UK. |
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Clinical Competence
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legislation & jurisprudence,
standards* Documentation / standards*, statistics & numerical data Great Britain Health Planning Guidelines Humans Orthognathic Surgery / statistics & numerical data Orthopedics / statistics & numerical data Prospective Studies Radiation Dosage Radiology / legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards* Rheumatology / statistics & numerical data Thoracic Surgery / statistics & numerical data |
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Clin Radiol. 2011 Jun;66(6):587
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21439560
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