Open AccessGreater than the sum of the parts: Impact of radiographer clinical image interpretation
Author(s) -
Rowe Susan,
O'Riordan Paul,
Woznitza Nick
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical radiation sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2051-3909
pISSN - 2051-3895
DOI - 10.1002/jmrs.342
Subject(s) - audit , clinical governance , interpretation (philosophy) , work (physics) , patient care , medical physics , work flow , medical emergency , medicine , computer science , nursing , accounting , business , health care , engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , industrial engineering , law , programming language
Radiographer preliminary image evaluation, within strong governance and audit systems, can help reduce diagnostic errors in the emergency setting. Radiographers, clinicians and radiologists should work together as a team to improve patient care and outcomes.