Full Radiology Report through Patient Web Portal: A Literature Review

Mohammad Alarifi, Timothy Patrick, Abdulrahman Jabour, Min Wu and Jake Luo
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Mohammad Alarifi: College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
Timothy Patrick: College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
Abdulrahman Jabour: Health Informatics Department, Faculty of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Jazan University, Jazan, SA 45142, USA
Min Wu: College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
Jake Luo: College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: The aim of this study discusses the gap between the patient web portal and providing a full radiology report. A literature review was conducted to examine radiologists, physicians, and patients’ opinions and preferences of providing patients with online access radiology reports. The databases searched were Pubmed and Google Scholar and the initial search included 927 studies. After review, 47 studies were included in the study. We identified several themes, including patients’ understanding of radiology reports and radiological images, as well as the need for decreasing the turnaround time for reports availability. The existing radiology reports written for physicians are not suited for patients. Further studies are needed to guide and inform the design of patient friendly radiology reports. One of the ways that can be used to fill the gap between patients and radiology reports is using social media sites.

Keywords: full radiology; report; radiology report; patient web portal; social media platforms; quality health care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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