Michael Neep

Aug 26, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Michael Neep |Andrew Murphy

Diagnostic errors in medical imaging can have major implications on patient outcomes. Unfortunately, radiology reports are frequently not available to inform patient management or to enable faster discharge. The delay in the availability of the radiology report can contribute to missed, incomplete or incorrect diagnoses, which can lead to suboptimal patient treatment.

Aug 2, 2024 | publish.csiro.au | Andrew Murphy |Michael Neep

References1  Thakkalpalli M. Reducing diagnostic errors in emergency department with the help of radiographers. J Med Radiat Sci 2019; 66(3): 152-3. | Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed | 2  Petts A, Neep M, Thakkalpalli M. Reducing diagnostic errors in the emergency department at the time of patient treatment. Emerg Med Australas 2023; 35(3): 466-73. | Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed | 3  Brown C, Neep MJ, Pozzias E, McPhail SM.

Jul 2, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Cameron Brown |Michael Neep |Biomedical Innovation Queensland |Anna Burck

Introduction Within Australian emergency departments (ED), patient presentations continue to rise by approximately 6.9% each year since 2019.1 Since 2021–2022, only 61% of presentations were completed within the emergency length of stay (ELOS) window of 4 hours (a target of 80%),2 down from 67% in 2020–2021 and 71% in 2017–2018.1 During this time, medical imaging referrals within emergency departments have also steadily increased,1 increasing the delays in radiologist reporting turnaround...