Radiology Business November 13, 2024
Does placing a patient’s photo in the electronic health record influence radiologist behavior? It’s a question Harvard imaging experts set out to answer, sharing their findings Monday in JACR [1].
Previous research has demonstrated vast variation in physicians’ tendency to recommend additional diagnostic examinations, with head and neck imaging especially susceptible. However, psychological studies also have shown that seeing an individual’s face can change their actions—a dynamic especially relevant to rads who experience minimal patient interaction.
The multi-institution study experimented with including a patient photograph in the EHR alongside head and neck CT or MRI examinations. Experts found that those pictured in the system had a lower probability of receiving recommendations for additional imaging, which may be due to “personalization...
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