Radiology report turnaround: Expectations and solutions

G. W.L. Boland; A. S. Guimaraes; P. R. Mueller

doi:10.1007/s00330-008-0905-1

Radiology report turnaround: Expectations and solutions

G. W.L. Boland, A. S. Guimaraes, P. R. Mueller

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Abstract

The ultimate work product of a radiology department is a finalized radiology report. Radiology stakeholders are now demanding faster report turnaround times (RTAT) and anything that delays delivery of the finalized report will undermine the value of a radiology department. Traditional reporting methods are inherently inefficient and the desire to deliver fast RTAT will always be challenged. It is only through the adoption of an integrated radiology information system (RIS)/picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and voice recognition (VR) system that RTAT can consistently meet stakeholder expectations. VR systems also offer the opportunity to create standardized, higher quality reports.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1326-1328
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Radiology
Volume	18
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-008-0905-1
State	Published - Jul 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

PACS
RIS
Report turnaround
Voice recognition

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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