Harnessing the Power of Informatics: an Asynchronous Online Collaboration Between Radiologists and Patients

If you were to design the ideal patient portal that also included diagnostic imaging, it would make sense to convene a group of stakeholders — patients, caregivers, and referring physicians and radiologists — to determine what features each group would value. The American College of Radiology (ACR) Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care (CPFCC) has convened exactly such a group of individuals to collaborate to improve the delivery of care to patients and their families in radiology. In particular, the informatics committee has been able to use commonly available technology to facilitate collegial discussions among these separate, yet related, stakeholder groups. Resources for Patient- and Family-Centered Care The Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care describes four concepts of patient- and family- centered care: respect and dignity, information sharing, participation, and collaboration. The ACR Imaging 3.0™ initiative emphasizes the importance of the radiologist’s participation before, during, and after an imaging study or image-guided procedure. Tasked with compiling a list of resources radiology practices can use to better align themselves with these principles, the various members of the ACR CPFCC – including patients, referring physicians, and radiologists — had the opportunity to share ideas in a collegial, non-adversarial fashion. Each group not only discussed the challenges they face in their respective roles, but also suggest...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Newsletter e-patient movement patient health records Patient Involvement patient portals radiologist relationship centered care Source Type: news