Govt Medical College Patiala observe discrepancy in prescribing CT scan
KS Diwan/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Government Medical College, Patiala principal Dr KK Agarwal has issued an order to Head ENT department about the discrepancy in prescribing CT scan. The Principal has also ordered an inquiry into the discrepancy that has surfaced from the registers of CT scan department.
Principal Medical College has sought records from radiology department and ENT department and has written a letter to the head of concerned departments to submit the record of patients sent for CT scans from January 1, 2019, onwards.
“During the inspection of x-ray unit of radiology department, it was found in the records that some of the doctors in the ENT department had referred large number of people for CT scan. However, some of the doctors in the same department didn’t prescribed a single patient for CT scan,” the principal said.
State government is running CT scan machines at Government Medical College on private-public-partnership (PPP) model at Radiology department. The company reimburses the amount to medical college and department of medical education on the basis of number of CT scan per month.
CT scan
A computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan allows doctors to see inside your body. It uses a combination of X-rays and a computer to create pictures of your organs, bones, and other tissues. It shows more detail than a regular X-ray. You can get a CT scan on any part of your body. The procedure doesn’t take very long, and it’s painless.
