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Akintomide AO, Ikpeme AA, Ngaji AI, et al. An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice. J Family Med Prim Care. 2015;4(3):328-30doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.161308.
Akintomide, A. O., Ikpeme, A. A., Ngaji, A. I., Ani, N. E., & Udofia, A. T. (2015). An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice. Journal of family medicine and primary care, 4(3), 328-30. https://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.161308
Akintomide, Akintunde O, et al. "An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice." Journal of family medicine and primary care vol. 4,3 (2015): 328-30. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.161308
Akintomide AO, Ikpeme AA, Ngaji AI, Ani NE, Udofia AT. An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice. J Family Med Prim Care. 2015 Jul-Sep;4(3):328-30. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.161308. PMID: 26288767; PMCID: PMC4535088.
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J Family Med Prim Care. 2015 Jul-Sep;4(3):328-30. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.161308.

An audit of the completion of radiology request forms and the request practice.

Journal of family medicine and primary care

Akintunde O Akintomide, Anthonia A Ikpeme, Affiong I Ngaji, Nchiewe E Ani, Appolline T Udofia

Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.

PMID: 26288767 PMCID: PMC4535088 DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.161308

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the degree of utilization of the radiology request form (RRF), the extent of completion each form, the frequency of filling the fields in all the forms, and its effectiveness as a communication tool between the referring clinicians and radiologists.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: All the RRFs for conventional radiographic examinations were audited over a 3-month period. A database containing all the fields in the form, type of request paper used, and legibility of the physician's handwriting was created. A few resident radiologists in the plain film reporting unit were recruited to join in collecting the data daily. We used simple statistical methods to analyze the extent of completion of each form, frequency of completion of the fields in all the request forms, frequency of use of the appropriate form, and frequency of legibility of the physician's handwriting. The results are expressed in percentages.

RESULTS: Five hundred eighty (580) requests were analyzed, consisting of 180 for males and 400 for females. The most-completed request form was 86.67% filled, while the least-completed was 26.67%. The most frequently filled field was the requested examination (99.66%). Of the clinicians, 28% did not use the RRF for their referrals, while 7.37% had illegible handwriting.

CONCLUSION: A significant number of the referring clinicians did not make the best use of the radiology department by not using the institution's approved RRF as an effective means of communication with the radiologists, mainly due to the inadequate completion of the forms.

Keywords: Clinicians; completion; radiology request form; utilization

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