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15 Cards in this Set
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What are some admin systems? |
- Patient Referral Systems - Appointment " " - Reporting " " - Record " " (CM Records, Drug Charts) - HR " " = Human Resources (Holidays, Pay role) - QA " " = Quality Assurance (Fault Log) - Purchasing & Inventory " " |
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Patient Referral system? |
Clinical pathways or Patient Journeys
Guide line for the care plan of a patient with specific symptoms for their first contact with a heath care provider through which they seek diagnosis and treatment. |
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What do APPOINTMENT CLERKS & ADMINISTRATORS do? |
- allocate appointment times, send letters, copy images to CD |
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What does a RECEPTIONIST do? |
- check in x-ray requests & distribute to x-ray tooms |
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What do the TYPISTS & SECRETARIES do? |
- type reports & send results |
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What does the MRT do? |
- complete exam details, fault logs, incident reports, CM records, stock reports |
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What do the RADIOLOGISTS & ULTRASONOGRAPHERS do? |
- write exam reports & drug recorts |
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What things NEED an appointment? |
- GP referral - Fluroscopy - CT - US - NM, MRI - Angios |
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What things DON'T need and appointment? |
- AE - Theatre - IP x-ray priority order |
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Appointment letter contents |
- Time & Date - Exam type explained - Name of referring Doc. - Location & Map - Prep instructions - Possible side effects - Contact no. - Bring dressing gown - When results will be given - Instructions for pregnant woman |
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NHI no. |
National Heath Index
- 3 letters, 3 numbers - Given at birth or on first admission to hospital - Helps store patient history - Medical allergies & alerts attached - Info may be used in research |
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Info on a REQUEST CARD |
- NHI no. - Name - DOB - Name of referring Doc. - Type of exam - Area being examined (L or R) - Date referred - Clinic Hx - MRT, student, or supervising MRT's name - No. of films - No. of repeats - Repeat reason - Exposure - Date examined |
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HIS/RIS/PACS |
HIS = Hospital Info System (info for entire hospital & links into other departments systems such as RIS)
RIS = Radiology Information Systems (info including x-rays taken, date of exam, radiology report, name/type of referring Doc., name of reporting radiologist
PACS = Picture Archiving & Communication System (stored x-ray scans) |
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How does HIS/RIS/PACS link together? |
1) receptionist will refer details 2) MRT will x-ray patient & check the film quality on PACS 3) on RIS the MRT will confirm exam type, no. of views & repeats 4) the exam usually goes for reporting |
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How Privacy Act is upheld |
- computers in a secure, private environment, inaccessible to the public - password = changed over time, not shared or written down - access to internet protected by firewalls |
