Construction of Computerized Ordering and Reporting Systems for Nuclear Medicine with Special Reference to Order Entry in Consideration of Half-Life of Radioisotopes and to Reporting System for Preparation of Electronic Medical Recording System

Abstract

 The feasibility of the introduction of the ordering and reporting systems of the nuclear medicine test was reported. In the developed ordering system, the interval of the tests and the half-life of the isotopes are automatically calculated such that the test is capable of performing with no influences of residual radioisotopes. The management of data of order, purchase, arrival, and consumption of isotopes is unified in accordance with the new law regarding the management of the radioisotopes. Simultaneously, we have developed a computerized reporting system linked to the ordering system by the groupware. One of the designs for developing the system is that the information of the test and patients’ profiles are imported automatically from the HIS. Another is the seamless system that unifies an order and report forms so that the radiologists can make a report sharing the demands of client doctors. Since the service-in in July, 2001, the systems contributed to the efficiency in the division in reduction of manual works. It was confirmed that the system helped the client doctors by online report reference along with the non-stop reservation. The number of the tests during five months increased compared with that before introduction of the system. From these observations, it is concluded that these systems function effectively.