TABLE 1

Patient Order, Information, and Administrative Errors

Minor findingMajor finding
Patient or study not entered correctly into electronic medical record (EMR)Patient name misspelled
Incorrect examination type or number selectedWrong patient name printed on labels
Patient date of birth missingPatient identification number (ID) missing or incorrect
Order incorrect but not reordered or reenteredPatient date of birth incorrect
Order aborted but not cancelled in EMRStudy entered on wrong date
Dual study but second order not generatedMultiple patients’ information in one record
CT order not entered correctly in EMRConsent form missing or incomplete
Patient history form incompletePaperwork not scanned into PACS and not available for scanning
Study forms or worksheets incompleteWrong patient ID number entered in glucose meter
Paperwork not scanned into PACS but still available for scanningFailure of on-call tech to notify on-call NM physician