The enhancement of home care is one of the cornerstones of healthcare: it allows us to achieve high standards in the quality of care with a reduction in care costs.
Being able to bring necessary services such as radiological and ultrasound examinations directly to the home of the patient in need, in a more intimate context than the hospital or doctor, can only promote the psychological serenity of the patient but also of his family.
The Local Health Authority of Frosinone, in order to offer adequate socio-health responses to these significant emergencies through the preparation of integrated measures and interventions at the social and health level, has attributed particular importance to home care, also as a valid tool to guarantee long-term care to so-called fragile patients.
And the numbers underline this: every year, thousands of UOSD Home Radiology examinations are carried out directly at patients’ homes throughout the province.
We talk about it with the Medical Manager and UOSD Home Radiology referent Dr. Carlo Pirolli
Dr. Pirolli, whatis Home Radiology?
” Home radiology” is a service that, with the help of dedicated equipment, allows diagnostic investigations to be carried out directly at the patient’s home. The objective is to provide a Home Radiology Service totally focused on the needs of the patient, especially in favour of the elderly, the disabled or people whose health conditions do not allow transport to a hospital facility, offering the possibility of carrying out radiological and ultrasound examinations within the home walls, avoiding the multiple inconveniences of patients and meeting the needs of family members often left alone to face the many logistical difficulties.
However, it is useful to make an important clarification regarding the public service of home radiology: this service is to be considered complementary to a traditional radiology service and not a substitute, this is because many tests that can be performed in a radiology department cannot be performed at the patient’s home due to technological limitations.
Who is it aimed at?
The service is particularly advantageous in the presence of patients for whom mobilisation may be risky and/or difficult (bedridden, immunosuppressed, psychophysical, geriatric, traumatised, newborn, oncological patients, etc.).
Patients who can still benefit from a public home radiology service are:
- People with lung diseases;
- People with heart disease;
- People suffering from oncological diseases;
- People suffering from neurological diseases;
- People with osteoarticular diseases;
- People undergoing orthopaedic interventions for the placement of prostheses;
- People with movement difficulties or non-ambulatory;
- Disabled people.
What investigations take place?
- Rx on any skeletal segment
- Chest X-ray
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Vascular echodoppler
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Thyroid ultrasound
The only constraint to offer the home radiology service is given by the characteristics of the patient; home radiology is not a service “for everyone” but only for those who are unable to leave the house.
How do I log in?
Directly at the Recup, physically going to the company cup counters. Those who are unable can send an email to rx.domiciliare@aslfrosinone.it and we will book the exam ourselves.
For appointments: on the dematerialized request, the diagnostic question and the specification of the exam to be performed “at home” or “intransportable patient” for “Radiological Control Televisit” (CUR Code e01_46) must be included, according to the provisions of BUR 95 of 28/7/2020 (Guidelines for the Management of Telemedicine Services in Specialist and Territorial Fields), the Secretariat of the service will subsequently contact the interested parties to confirm the date and time of the appointment.
Radiological examinations are carried out on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday and, three times a month, also ultrasounds according to requests.
For information
Secretariat 0776/8294118 – Fax 0776/8294107
Medical Manager: Dr. Carlo Pirolli 338/3253372 UOSD Home Radiology contact person.
Secretariat Manager Dr. Antonella Dragonetti
