Subspecialized Radiological Reporting Expedites Turnaround Time of Radiology Reports and Increases Productivity.
Rofo
; 190(7): 623-629, 2018 07.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
To assess the impact of changing from general to subspecialized reporting on turnaround time of radiology reports (TAT), the fraction of radiology reports available within 24 hours (R<â24âh) and productivity. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Reporting workflow in our radiology department was changed from general reporting (radiologists report imaging studies of all areas [neuroradiological, abdominal, musculoskeletal imaging et cetera]) to subspecialized reporting (radiologists solely report imaging studies of their subspecialty field [e.âg. musculoskeletal]). TAT, R<â24âh and productivity were calculated for a 12-month period of general reporting (January-December 2012) and compared to a 12-month period of subspecialized reporting (April 2014-March 2015) using Mann Whitney U-test, Pearson chi-square test and odds ratios, respectively.RESULTS:
Report TAT decreased from a median of 1704 hours (h) during general reporting to 338âh during subspecialized reporting, resulting in a 4.7-fold improvement (pâ<â0.001). R<â24âh improved significantly from 65â% to 87â% (pâ<â0.001). The odds of a radiology report being available <â24âh was 3.6- fold higher during subspecialized compared to general reporting. Productivity increased from a median of 301 to 376 (reports/full-time radiologist/month) (pâ=â0.001).CONCLUSION:
Changing the workflow from general to subspecialized reporting significantly improved the turnaround time of radiology reports, the fraction of radiology reports available within 24 hours and productivity. KEY POINTS · Changing the radiology reporting workflow from general to subspecialized reporting is feasible.. · Implementation of subspecialized reporting yielded significant improvement of radiology report turnaround time.. · Implementation of subspecialized reporting substantially increased the fraction of radiology reports available <â24âh.. · Radiologists' productivity increased after changing to subspecialized reporting.. CITATION FORMAT · Stern C, Boehm T, Seifert B etâal. Subspecialized Radiological Reporting Expedites Turnaround Time of Radiology Reports and Increases Productivity. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2018; 190 623â-â629.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Evaluación de Procesos y Resultados en Atención de Salud
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Radiología
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Especialización
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Sistemas de Información Radiológica
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Eficiencia
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Informe de Investigación
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rofo
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suiza