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 Radiology Rounds is a monthly web-based newsletter targeting ordering physicians. With a wide range of topics, this newsletter serves as a gateway for physicians to visit other radiology departments' websites and as an on-line radiology consultation service both at the time of ordering, and with archived versions serving as a reference for choosing future exams.www.mghradrounds.org |
STAFF
PURPOSES OF NEWSLETTER
FUNCTIONS OF NEWSLETTER
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
SAMPLE TOPICS
PUBLICATION FORMAT
WHY ELECTRONIC FORMAT
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| SUSANNA I. LEE, MD, PHD | |||||||
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Editor, Radiology Rounds Newsletter Instructor in Radiology, Abdominal Imaging / Interventional Radiology
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| JANET C. MILLER, PHD | |||||||
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Author, Radiology Rounds Newsletter Medical Science Writer
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| NANCY SPERONI, MED | |||||||
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Director, Radiology Web Development
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PURPOSES OF RADIOLOGY ROUNDS NEWSLETTER
- Physician education
- Marketing
- Electronic radiology consultation service
- On-line ordering
- Utilization management
- On-line patient preparation manual
FUNCTIONS OF RADIOLOGY ROUNDS NEWSLETTER
- Improve communication with primary care physicians
- Allow ordering physicians easy access for radiology consultation
- Inform about recommendations for best practices
- Promote appropriate study ordering
- Inform referring physicians about new technologies
- Promote practices that insure patient safety
- Provide an on-line manual on patient preparation for exams
- Provide easy access to electronic radiology ordering
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - Within Partners HealthCare
- All hospital-based staff physicians and nurse practitioners
- All community-based physicians on the referral network
- All physician house staff in medicine and radiology
- Any other health care workers requesting distribution
- Hospital administrators requesting distribution
New Imaging Technology
- CT Colonography
- PET-CT for Oncology
- Coronary CT Angiography
- MRCP
New Procedures
- Vertebroplasty
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Appropriate Utilization
- Imaging for Headache
- Imaging for Back Pain
Disease Screening
- Screening Mammography
- Liver Imaging in Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Evaluating Pulmonary Nodules
Patient Safety
- Intravenous Contrast Agents
- Radiation Risk in Pregnancy
- Abstract in bullet form
- Quick links to subtitles
- Main Text (approximately 1,000 words)
- Clinical background
- Indications for examination or procedure
- Limitations
- Follow up information
- Scheduling information
- Names of contact physicians for further information
- Brief reference list
- Tables and/or text box(es) of salient points
- Illustrative Radiographic Images
- Inexpensive widespread distribution
- Easily updated
- Web archiving for ease of retrieval
- Searchable via commercial search engines, e.g. Google
- Electronic links to other hospital web sites, such as on-line scheduling and reporting
- Physician links & libraries.
- Easy data retrieval about readership use and response
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