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Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad Hospital

The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Radiology Department conducted a QI/PDSA project from January to April 2009 to reduce waiting and reporting times. The project team developed and implemented a policy where all staff were instructed to handle cases according to timelines. After studying the results over 4 months, the department was able to achieve 94% improvement in turning reports around within 24 hours. The department plans to continue their methods to reach 100% on-time report completion.

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Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad Hospital

The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Radiology Department conducted a QI/PDSA project from January to April 2009 to reduce waiting and reporting times. The project team developed and implemented a policy where all staff were instructed to handle cases according to timelines. After studying the results over 4 months, the department was able to achieve 94% improvement in turning reports around within 24 hours. The department plans to continue their methods to reach 100% on-time report completion.

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PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF

MEDICAL SCIENCES ISLAMABAD


HOSPITAL

Radiology Department

QI/PDSA PROJECT
Project title: "Turn
"Around Time
Project Team Members
/Chief of Radiology : Dr. Fahd Fadl 

Dr. Mona [Link] 

Radiology Supervisor : Khalid Ammous/ 

All X-ray Technicians/Receptionist

Project Start Date : January 2009

Anticipated/End date : April 2009 


PLAN
Aim of the project is to reduce waiting and 
reporting time. The project was started in the
month of Jun 2009 due to delay in waiting and
reporting Time. The project was Reviewed
after 4 months by April 2009. Policy was
developed and approved, oriented to staff

Turn Around Time : The time between 

receiving the request until the report is


.finished
DO
All staffs are instructed handle the cases 
.according to our policy
All patients must be registered with Time in,* 
.time out and report ready time
All examination must be done within* 

appointment time. Patient should not wait


more than half an hour from receiving the 

.request
Report should be finished within 24 hrs and* 

alert report must me done according to alert


( categories (RPP#47
Instead of one staff we assigned two staff to* 
. type the report
STUDY
For 4 months we implemented the designed 
plan, after 4 months time of period the
Radiology department was able to achieve
the aim of the project. In the month of April
we reached 94 % improvement in our
.project

Tests done Total On time 

January 100 88 

February 100 86 

March 100 89 

April 100 94 
ACT
We decided to continue the same method for 

"Turn around Time" to reach 100%

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