Digital recording and documentation of endoscopic procedures: physicians ’ practice and perspectives

ConclusionsWhile DRD facilities and equipment are fairly widespread in Israel, the actual recording rate is generally low and varies among specialties. Having institutional guidelines requiring routine recording and a positive personal support of DRD correlated with actual DRD rates, with general surgeons being markedly less supportive of DRD and having the lowest actual recording rates. Physicians in all specialties were very much concerned about DRD ’s potential to enhance lawsuits, and this greatly influenced their use of DRD.These findings should be addressed by educational efforts, centering on professionals from reluctant specialties, as well as by the issuing of both professional and institutional guidelines endorsing DRD as well as requiring it where applicable.
Source: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research