1997 Volume 53 Issue 12 Pages 1816-1825
We considered it important to determine how each municipal government interprets and promulgates the Medical Service Law as it affects the field of radiology and procedures such as general X-ray diagnosis, CT, RI, radiation therapy and MR imaging. Only the government administrative segment referred to as the medical supervi-sory body can observe, control and generally administer front-line medical sites such as hospitals and clinics. This administrative body should have better public health care as its objective and should be able to adapt to changes in technology and the environment. We consider that, under the current climate of rapid technological change, medical supervision cannot be effective unless teams of specialists from each field are involved in administrative guidance. With the goal of achieving optimal and effective use of medical radiology, a question-naire survey was done to gather information. Two questions were raised:(1) Is there sufficient interaction between public medical supervisors and radiologists? and (2) bow well do people on the fornt lines at medical sites understand the current control structure?
