Health Information Systems have contributed to continuous improvement in health care, becoming a quality assurance by enabling decision-making based on appropriate and reliable information [1]. The existence of multiple Information Systems (IS) in a hospital center leads to a greater dispersion of data and difficult its processing and analysis and consequently the practice based on evidence [2]. In addition, different health professionals contribute to the acquisition, recording and transmission of relevant data to a quality professional practice in imaging department, so the information must be...

This study was approved by the Hospital Centre Ethics Committee and the Administration Board. Each participant gave his written consent after being present with the information sheet where all the pertinent information was explicit. All the necessary measures were taken into account to guarantee de participants privacy. The study was developed in three phases: Phase I- Identification of information systems that are relevant for the daily practice of radiographers and radiologists and what relevant information they provide. Phase II- Gathering information needs of medical imaging...

Themedical imaging professionals characterization A total of 65 medical imaging professional collaborated in the study (43,1% males and 56,9% females). 63,1% of the answers were given by radiographers (n=41) and 36,9% by radiologists (n=24). Concerning the years of service (Figure 1) most part of the population concentrates within the range of 5 to 15 years of service, with the group ]5-10 years] corresponding to 33,8% of the population and the group ]10-15 years] corresponding to 23,1%. When analysing the areas of expertise of medical imaging...

The dispersion of information throughout different systems difficult the daily practice of both radiographers and radiologists. In each of the IS, there are distinct profile users that allow registration and consultation of different data. The lack of communication between systems does not allow radiographers and radiologists access to information about the patient and his clinical background, which can put at risk the clinical practice excellency. A high clinical practice standard is dependent on the information data quality, namely patient-related data. This work demonstrates the need...

M. Santos; Aveiro, AVEIRO/PT - nothing to disclose J. Miranda; V.N.Gaia/PT - nothing to disclose A. Queirós; Aveiro/PT - nothing to disclose

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