Data entry issues in the PACS environment

Stefanie Lattner; Walter F. Good; John M. Herron; David Gur

doi:10.1117/12.174303

15 May 1994 Data entry issues in the PACS environment

Stefanie Lattner, Walter F. Good, John M. Herron, David Gur

Proceedings Volume 2165, Medical Imaging 1994: PACS: Design and Evaluation; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174303
Event: Medical Imaging 1994, 1994, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

To assess the type and frequency of data entry errors, we implemented an interface between a radiology information system and a Kodak image-management system. During a patient verification process that included 2,550 cases transmitted from 15 acquisition devices and archived on our system, 195 cases (7.6%) had mismatches that could not be corrected without manual intervention. These included multiple misspellings, errors in the patient identification numbers, and errors due to the incomplete entry of information from the emergency room (trauma cases). Our results clearly demonstrate the need for a comprehensive patient identification and verification function prior to permanent archiving of imaging information.

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Stefanie Lattner, Walter F. Good, John M. Herron, and David Gur "Data entry issues in the PACS environment", Proc. SPIE 2165, Medical Imaging 1994: PACS: Design and Evaluation, (15 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174303

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