We gave up reporting to the wards about 7 years ago. There is no legal
problem because archived results have legal status because they cannot be
altered and other results can be examined with a full audit trail. GPs still
get paper reports because their systems are still incompatible with
messaging despite the 10 years we have been working with them.
All hospital reports are electronically acknowledged so there is proof that
they have been looked at by someone.
Only 1 or 2 consultants objected [because they can't be bothered to learn
their password for HISS] - the world cannot stop for a minority of Luddites
so we ignored them.
Radiology still send paper reports but no one knows why. Histopath don't
print hospital reports. Let the lab lead the way and don't let the
radiologists stop you wasting trees.
TIM
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colley, Michael [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 13 October 2003 17:10
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Cutting down on paper
>
>
> We are considering stopping sending paper reports to the
> wards, since they
> all have good computer access to results.
>
> Does anyone have experience of this?
> What objections were raised to it?
> What did you do about the objections?
>
> Are there any guidelines on the retention of paper reports -
> I know the
> college has issued guidelines on retention of reports, but
> anything specific
> about paper?
>
> Do your histopathologists insist on sending a paper report?
>
> What about radiology?
>
> Does your hospital IMS flag up to a requester that he has
> results to be
> looked at and does it send the results to a dedicated mailbox?
>
>
> Very interested in your answers to these and any related qq.
> you may think
> of.
>
> Michael
>
> Dr. C. M. Colley
> Consultant Chemical Pathologist
> The Great Western Hospital
> Swindon SN3 6BB
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