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Let MI-ReqTM
Improve
YOUR Booking Process
July 17, 2016 1
Booking Process
July 17, 2016 2
Referring
Physician faxes
requisition to
Booking Office
Once a day,
the File Folder
of the
Requisitions is
taken to the
Radiologist to
protocol
Radiologist
Protocols all of
the reqs in the
folder and return
Book in
Scheduling
System
Fax back to
Referring Physician
with booked
appointment details
Tech
Daily
appointment list
generated &
reqs pulled
After Exam,
the req is
scanned into
PACS
Orders are
entered in
the RIS
Once a day or
when time
permits
Radiologist
protocols
Areas for Improvement
July 17, 2016 3
Referring
Physician often
sends same
req to multiple
hospitals
Batching
for Protocolling
causes time
delay
Radiologists
must be
on-site to
protocol
Tech
Pulling Reqs is
time-
consuming
Batch
protocoling
causes time
delay
Protocolling is
subjective or
non- intuitive
No end-to-end
timing or
productivity
metrics
Manual
scanning to
PACS is time-
consuming
Multiple
hospitals
performing
redundant
functions
Files must
be purged at
some point
Filing is
time-consuming
and reqs are
often misfiled or
lost
Illegible
Protocols or
Protocols not
signed delay
care
Reqs are often
incomplete and
are returned
Radiologist
Sub-specialization
causes further
time delays
Booking
errors occur
with illegible
or obscure
protocols
Gaps Resolved
July 17, 2016 4
Referring
Physician often
sends same
req to multiple
hospitals
Batching for
Protocolling
causes time
delay
Rads/NM
Physicians
must be
on-site to
protocol
Tech
Batch
protocoling
causes time
delay
Protocolling is
subjective/non-
intuitive
Manual
scanning to
PACS is time-
consuming
Multiple
hospitals
performing
redundant
functions
Files must
be purged at
some point
Filing is
time-
consuming
and reqs are
often misfiled
or lost
Illegible
Protocols or
Protocols not
signed delay
care
Reqs are often
incomplete and
are returned
Radiologist
Sub-specialization
causes further
time delays
Booking
errors occur
with illegible
or obscure
protocols
No end-to-end
timing or
productivity
metrics
Pulling Reqs is
time-
consuming
Let MI-ReqTM Improve YOUR workflow
Patient Safety
• Reduce Protocol and Booking Turnaround times
• Eliminate LOST faxed requests
• Improve clinical protocol standardization
• Ensure legible protocols with specific instructions and WTIS documentation
Productivity
• Access requisitions for protocolling anytime, anywhere with secure web access
• Level-load work across personnel and equipment to maximize resource use and improve patient access
• Eliminate waste delivering paper requisitions for protocolling/booking, eliminate searching for requisitions and eliminate filing of requisitions…creates cost-savings opportunities!
Quality
• Transparent process with electronic capture of timing and other process metrics which are fully auditable
• Ensure accurate capture of WTIS reporting data
• Full data capture with ability to leverage information for quality and teaching initiatives
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