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Reduction in X-ray Retake Rate Using the Token Economy Method
Hiroto Hada, Shusuke Hiragi, Yukiko Mori, Kenichi Saito, Masumi Ai, Tomohiro Kuroda
486 - 487
10.3233/SHTI230183
Research Article
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 302: Caring is Sharing – Exploiting the Value in Data for Health and Innovation
Abstract

Excessive retakes of X-ray images increase labor and material costs, as well as result in excess radiation exposure for patients and a long waiting time. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of the token economy method as a management method for reducing X-ray retake rate among radiology technicians. The results showed a 2.5% reduction in retake rate, indicating the effectiveness of our method. In addition, we suggest that the token-economy-based approach can be applied to other hospital management problems.

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