Medical Grade Display for Soft Copy Reporting

ASSESSING RADIOLOGIST PURCHASE INTENTION FOR MEDICAL GRADE

DISPLAYS FOR DIAGNOSIS SOFT COPY REPORTING (DIGITAL REPORTING)

Project Title: exploratory study to understand the purchase intention of

Radiologist with regards to Medical Grade Diagnostic displays for Soft Copy
Diagnosis

Thank you for agreeing to take this survey.

This study is being conducted by Students of PGDM PT Program from IMT, under the
supervision of Prof Bikramjit Rishi, from the Institute of Management & Technology,
Ghaziabad .The study is being conducted as a part of the academic structure for the
PGDM program. The information collected will be used purely from Academic purpose.

There are no known risks if you decide to participate in this research study. There are no
costs to you for participating in the study. The information you provide will be used to
understand the benefits/advantages and challenges/issues related to use of MEDICAL
displays in diagnosis over commercial grade computer displays.

The information collected may not benefit you directly, but the information learned in this
study should provide more general benefits for the Radiology guidelines related to
Display (Medical monitors for Soft copy imaging) in India

[SCREENING QUESTION]

S1
Have you ever used a Medical Grade Diagnostic display OR any other display/Monitor for
reporting Radiology scans? : - _YES (Yes/No)

[NO END SURVEY]

We appreciate your response. We are seeking to understand the purchase
intention of Radiologist who use Displays for Diagnosis. Thank you for your
time.

[YES, CONTINUE]

How you currently report in your Radiology Department?

Films
Computer displays
Medical Grade displays (FDA /ACR Approved displays)
OEM Display (Supplied with Radiology equipment)

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 If you report using Display/Monitor for diagnosis, which one do you use and why?

Barco; to comply with ACR recommendations for quality

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Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the
following statement by putting an X in the appropriate box

S.No Statement Strongl Disagr Neither Agre Strong

y ee agree e ly
Disagr Nor Agree
ee Disagr
ee

1 2 3 4 5

1 I believe Medical displays X

improve image quality

2 Selecting a Medical display is X

complicated process.

3 Film based reporting is X

obsolete.

4 Use of Medical Displays X

reduces errors.

5 Soft copy reporting saves X

time and money.

6 I believe Medical displays X

improve diagnostic accuracy

7 I believe adoption of new X

technology is must to remain
 competitive

8 Medical display is an X
innovative product.

9 High end Medical displays X

are more reliable.

10 It is easier to view images X

using Medical displays

11 High end Medical displays X

are important for the
reputation of the Hospital
( Radiology department)

12 Medical displays comply with X

Radiology regulatory bodies

13 The quantity of scans X

reported each day are
increasing putting pressure
on productivity

14 I will use Medical displays if I X

see others use it.

15 Image quality is very X

important for accurate
diagnosis

16 Medical certification of X
Medical displays is important
for me.

17 I understand how Medical X

displays are different from
other displays

18 There are no Radiology X

guidelines with respect to
Medical Displays

19 I will use Medical display only X

if miss information on
computer display.

20 I will use Medical display if I X

can save time and reduce
patient turnaround

21 I believe displays are X

important part of a
Radiologist work.

22 Compatibility of exiting X
systems with new systems is
 important

23 Life expectancy of Medical X

display is important for me

24 Trial will help to convince the X

management for use of
Medical displays

25 I am aware about FDA and X

ACR guidelines related to
Medical displays

26 I will use Medical display if X

there is significant
improvement in image
quality

27 I believe using Medical X

displays reduces physical
stress.

28 Trial is important to X
understand the features of
Medical Display.

29 Price of Medical display is X

important for me

The following are some personal question about you that will be used for
statistical purpose only.

Your answer will be held in strictest confidence.

Name :

Which college or university did you study your Masters from? What is your specialty
in Radiology
PGIMER, Chandigarh

You have been practicing Radiology for how many years?

__20 years ______________________________

What is your age? 48

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How many hours of reporting you do each day? 10 hours

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Do you use a Picture Archival and Communication System? If yes, which company?
Radspa (Telerad Tech) and Instarad (Meddiff)
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What is the biggest challenge that you face while reporting images?
Download speed of the images from the PACS server, volume of images