A Review on the Quality of Colonoscopy Reporting

Autor: Robyn S. Sharma, Peter G. Rossos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol 2016 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2291-2789
2291-2797
DOI: 10.1155/2016/9423142
Popis: Colonoscopy reports are important communication tools for providers and patients with potential to serve as information sources for research, quality, performance, and resource management. Despite decades of work, studies continue to indicate that colonoscopy reports are often incomplete. Although electronic medical records (EMRs) and databases can address this problem, costs, workflow, and interoperability (difficulty exchanging information between systems) continue to limit adoption and implementation of endoscopy EMRs in Canada and elsewhere. Quality and reporting guidelines alone have proven to be insufficient. In this review we have derived and applied five key themes to challenges in the current state of colonoscopy reporting and propose strategies to address them.
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