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 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Ms. Rio Tsuchida and Ms. Rumi Musashi (Econte Inc., Tokyo, Japan) for creating impressive graphics. The Joint Committee for Diversity Promotion and Work-Style Reform of the Japan Radiological Society (JRS) and the Japanese College of Radiology (JCR) consists of the radiologists listed below. The original Japanese version of the aggregated data was published as a supplement to JCR News , along with individual comments from responders and policy recommendations (JCR News No. 226, 2019). [Japan Radiological Society]: Shigeki Aoki, MD, PhD (Juntendo University); Kaori Togashi, MD, PhD (Kyoto University); Hideki Ota, MD, PhD (Tohoku University); Aki Kido, MD, PhD (Kyoto University); Kanako K. Kumamaru, MD, PhD (Juntendo University); Noriko Aida, MD, PhD (Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center); Nobue Uchida, MD, PhD (Tottori University); Etsuyo Ogo, MD, PhD (Kurume University); Katsuya Kato, MD, PhD (Kawasaki Medical School); Mariko Kawamura, MD, PhD (Nagoya University); Teruhito Kido, MD, PhD (Ehime University); Miyuki Sone, MD, PhD (National Cancer Center); Ayako Tonari, MD, PhD (Kyorin University); Yuji Nakamoto, MD, PhD (Kyoto University); Yoshiko Hayashida, MD, PhD (University of Occupational and Environmental Health); Noriko Oyama-Manabe, MD, PhD (Hokkaido University); Yuji Murakami, MD, PhD (Hiroshima University); Harushi Mori, MD, PhD (University of Tokyo); Tsuneo Yamashiro, MD (University of the Ryukyus). [Japanese College of Radiology]: Masahiro Ida, MD, PhD (National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center); Kei Yamada, MD, PhD (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine); Reiko Woodhams, MD, PhD (Kitasato University); Go Kawakami, MD, PhD (The Jikei University School of Medicine); Atsuhiro Nakatsuka, MD, PhD (Suzuka General Hospital); Akira Furukawa, MD, PhD (Tokyo Metropolitan University); Roka Namoto Matsubayashi, MD, PhD (National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center); Koji Murakami, MD, PhD (Juntendo University).
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© 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 - Article
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 -