TY - JOUR
T1 - Work-style reform and use of information and communication technology among diagnostic radiologists in Japan
T2 - results of the 2018 JRS/JCR joint survey
AU - the Joint Committee for Diversity Promotion and Work-Style Reform of the Japan Radiological Society and the Japanese College of Radiology
AU - Yamashiro, Tsuneo
AU - Kumamaru, Kanako K.
AU - Kido, Aki
AU - Namoto Matsubayashi, Roka
AU - Ota, Hideki
AU - Ida, Masahiro
AU - Aoki, Shigeki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Japan Radiological Society.
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate recent trends in work-style reform and the use of information and communication technology (ICT) among board-certified diagnostic radiologists in Japan. Materials and methods: We conducted online questionnaire surveys of board-certified radiologists of the Japan Radiological Society (JRS) and registered training institutions. Completed surveys were obtained from 1192 radiologists and 275 training institutions (response rates of 25.5% and 38.1%, respectively). Respondents were assured of confidentiality. Results: 13.5% (134/991) of full-time radiologists and 56.7% (89/157) of part-time radiologists had shifted some of their work to teleradiology at home. In addition, 52.9% (83/157) of part-time radiologists and 27.3% (12/44) of board-certified individuals who had stopped working as radiologists responded that they would consider starting full-time work in hospitals, if teleradiology at home was permitted as part of full-time work. Furthermore, 16.7% of training institutions (46/275) had introduced teleradiology systems for radiologists, and 47.2% (108/229) of the remaining training institutions wanted to introduce teleradiology systems in the future. Conclusion: Teleradiology using ICT is already a part of Japanese radiologists’ workload. Work-style reform may progress with the use of ICT, such as part-time radiologists, and board-certified individuals who stop working as radiologists, becoming full-time radiologists.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate recent trends in work-style reform and the use of information and communication technology (ICT) among board-certified diagnostic radiologists in Japan. Materials and methods: We conducted online questionnaire surveys of board-certified radiologists of the Japan Radiological Society (JRS) and registered training institutions. Completed surveys were obtained from 1192 radiologists and 275 training institutions (response rates of 25.5% and 38.1%, respectively). Respondents were assured of confidentiality. Results: 13.5% (134/991) of full-time radiologists and 56.7% (89/157) of part-time radiologists had shifted some of their work to teleradiology at home. In addition, 52.9% (83/157) of part-time radiologists and 27.3% (12/44) of board-certified individuals who had stopped working as radiologists responded that they would consider starting full-time work in hospitals, if teleradiology at home was permitted as part of full-time work. Furthermore, 16.7% of training institutions (46/275) had introduced teleradiology systems for radiologists, and 47.2% (108/229) of the remaining training institutions wanted to introduce teleradiology systems in the future. Conclusion: Teleradiology using ICT is already a part of Japanese radiologists’ workload. Work-style reform may progress with the use of ICT, such as part-time radiologists, and board-certified individuals who stop working as radiologists, becoming full-time radiologists.
KW - Information and communication technology
KW - Part-time work
KW - Radiologist
KW - Teleradiology
KW - Work-style reform
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U2 - 10.1007/s11604-020-00941-5
DO - 10.1007/s11604-020-00941-5
M3 - 学術論文
C2 - 32185671
AN - SCOPUS:85082803459
SN - 1867-1071
VL - 38
SP - 636
EP - 642
JO - Japanese Journal of Radiology
JF - Japanese Journal of Radiology
IS - 7
ER -