O' Reilly Marc F, Breathnach Oisin P, Mohamed Khalid M, Sheehan Eoin C
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Tullamore Hospital, Arden Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35 NY51, Ireland.
Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2019 May;188(2):365-369. doi: 10.1007/s11845-018-1900-4. Epub 2018 Sep 15.
The "National Integrated Medical Imaging System" or NIMIS went live in 2011 and allows the movement of patient radiology imaging throughout the Irish health system. At the time of its launch, NIMIS was not only going to allow the filmless passage of patient radiology imaging but it was also envisaged that it would act as a medical image archive. The aim of this study was to assess the awareness and use of non-consultant hospital doctors and hospital consultants with regard to this medical image archive/referral function of NIMIS.
A survey was carried out on 50 doctors across all specialities and grades at Tullamore Hospital looking at different aspects of the use of NIMIS.
Ninety-four percent of respondents use NIMIS on a daily basis and 6% use it on a weekly basis. The primary reason for using NIMIS was found to be "Viewing and Ordering Imaging" in 92% of those surveyed with 8% stating it was "Viewing imaging/reports". Ninety-eight percent surveyed said they had never used NIMIS to send a referral form or clinical photograph and 82% were not aware of this potential function. The majority of those surveyed stated that they either agreed or strongly agreed NIMIS is user-friendly.
NIMIS allows the safe and confidential flow of patient images and clinical information in the Irish health system. It could provide definite potential in the areas of clinical conferencing, multidisciplinary meetings and remote patient assessment along with collaborative research and education.
“国家综合医学成像系统”（NIMIS）于2011年上线，可在爱尔兰医疗系统内传输患者的放射影像。在其推出之时，NIMIS不仅要实现患者放射影像的无胶片传输，还设想其将充当医学影像存档库。本研究的目的是评估非顾问医院医生和医院顾问对NIMIS这一医学影像存档/转诊功能的认知和使用情况。
对图拉莫尔医院所有专业和职级的50名医生进行了一项调查，考察NIMIS使用的不同方面。
94%的受访者每天使用NIMIS，6%的受访者每周使用一次。在接受调查的人中，92%使用NIMIS的主要原因是“查看和订购影像”，8%表示是“查看影像/报告”。98%的受访者表示他们从未使用NIMIS发送转诊表或临床照片，82%的人不知道这一潜在功能。大多数受访者表示他们要么同意要么强烈同意NIMIS用户友好。
NIMIS可在爱尔兰医疗系统中实现患者影像和临床信息的安全、保密传输。它在临床会诊、多学科会议和远程患者评估以及合作研究与教育等领域具有明确的潜力。
