In public hospitals, patients can wait up to 80 days to undergo the main diagnostic test for breast cancer. With a queue of approximately 77 thousand Brazilian women and a waiting time that can exceed 80 days in some places, the Unified Health System (SUS) still faces major challenges in offering the … Continue lendo
The Brazilian College of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis receives several queries from members regarding the examination without a medical request, that is, the patient who comes to the imaging service spontaneously, wanting to undergo an examination. Article 37 of the Code of Medical Ethics is emphatic in prohibiting the prescription of treatments or other procedures … Continue lendo
Initially, it is necessary to establish a fundamental premise in relation to the object of this article: the exams (films and reports) are an integral part of the patient's medical record, under the terms of CFM Resolution nº 1638/02 and CFM Opinion nº 10/09. It is never too much to emphasize that the custody of the medical record, in turn, is regulated by … Continue lendo
