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  • CTDI and DLP reporting

    Posted by pankajkaira1982_700 on March 29, 2023 at 8:41 am

    Do you have to include these in your reports? Why? Its such a waste of time as no one looks at them. Another 5-10 seconds wasted per CT report x 2000 per year. It adds up.
     
    Maybe someone knows why…

    poymd25 replied 1 year, 7 months ago 6 Members · 9 Replies
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  • Unknown Member

    Deleted User
    March 29, 2023 at 9:06 am

    Why arent your templates structured to auto import the data?

    Its amazing how many radiologists have to suffer with menial tasks like this. Zero courage to stand up to get IT support I think is the problem.

    • pankajkaira1982_700

      Member
      March 29, 2023 at 9:46 am

      Unfortunately, not possible with my “group”. 

      • ruszja

        Member
        March 29, 2023 at 11:15 am

        A few states require this at the state radiation protection level. And medical administrators, as they are for the most part dumber than a box of rox, will find the most stringent requirement in the country and make you adhere to it whether needed or not.
         
         
         
         
        Dose measures (including use of the correct unit of measurement) in fluoroscopy and IR are a MIPS measure(#145). Your facility may still require fluoroscopy time and number of ‘films’ and ‘series’ to be documented, but the actual measure now requires the dose.
         
        Having it documented at the hospital level (e.g. in RIS) is not enough when it comes to MIPS. The wording is clear that it has to be in the report.
         
        Best solution is to have the techs document it in the RIS and then either to pull the data across into your dictation solution (e.g. using a merge field in Powerscribe) or to have your transcriptionist copy it over from RIS. I know, we dont have control over those things, but usually ‘its a regulatory requirement’ gets people to move.

        • Unknown Member

          Deleted User
          March 29, 2023 at 2:22 pm

          It isnt possible

          Its possible that your group sucks

          • pankajkaira1982_700

            Member
            March 30, 2023 at 5:27 am

            That may be true.
             
            It’s probably the largest group in the US.
             
            It may take an act of Congress to pass changes. Get my point?

            • pbernard_996

              Member
              March 30, 2023 at 5:31 am

              Do you have to report both, or is one or the other sufficient?

              • pankajkaira1982_700

                Member
                March 30, 2023 at 5:33 am

                I have to report both even though I tried to do just 1. Slapped on the wrist afterwards.

                • sraghuvanshi1

                  Member
                  March 30, 2023 at 10:30 pm

                  You can just round and approximate to aid speed.

                  • poymd25

                    Member
                    March 31, 2023 at 4:47 am

                    Because it forces YOU to look at them. Ive found it very useful for patients over my career because of this.