Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH, 45229, Cincinnati, USA.
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, OH, Toledo, USA.
J Digit Imaging. 2021 Apr;34(2):483-488. doi: 10.1007/s10278-020-00404-3. Epub 2020 Dec 2.
Today, radiology departments still rely on compact disks to share imaging studies with patients. This practice is outdated as the majority of modern computers do not possess optical drives. In effect, hospitals are providing disks to patients to enable a single use, physical transport between two locations. This practice contrasts with the original goals of providing patients with their images: to empower ownership and provide transparency about their healthcare. The purpose of this manuscript is to implement an online platform for patient image viewing through an electronic health record patient portal. The number of study viewers was recorded daily over the first 90 days on our platform. During this time, the patients viewed 12,257 imaging studies. This represents 22% of the 56,413 imaging studies performed in our department. On average, there were 136 imaging studies viewed/day (range 52-250). We determined that an online platform enabling patients to view their images is feasible. At our hospital, a large percentage of patients quickly identified this feature and began using it to view their imaging studies.
如今，放射科仍然依赖光盘来与患者分享影像研究。这种做法已经过时了，因为大多数现代计算机都没有光驱。实际上，医院向患者提供光盘，以便在两个地点之间进行单次使用的物理传输。这种做法与提供患者图像的初衷背道而驰：赋予患者所有权，并提供其医疗保健的透明度。本文的目的是通过电子健康记录患者门户实施在线平台，以实现患者查看图像的功能。在我们的平台上，前 90 天每天记录研究查看者的数量。在此期间，患者查看了 12257 项影像学研究。这代表了我们部门进行的 56413 项影像学研究中的 22%。平均每天有 136 项影像学研究被查看（范围为 52-250）。我们确定了一个使患者能够在线查看图像的平台是可行的。在我们医院，很大比例的患者很快发现了这一功能，并开始使用它来查看他们的影像学研究。
