Radiology Enterprise Ultrasound Reporting Software Standard

ENTERPRISE STANDARD FOR ULTRASOUND STRUCTURED REPORTING & AUTOMATION

A single-source architectural framework designed to:

• Deliver Measurable ROI: Save an average of 2 minutes per exam by eliminating manual data entry.
• Normalize DICOM SR Data: Reliable measurement transfer for ultrasound, DEXA, CT, MRI, and AI.
• Generate Complete Documentation: Conditional text and ACR-endorsed decision support to convert observations into findings.
• Consolidate Enterprise Workflows: Integrate into Epic EHR, extend Nuance PowerScribe, and Fluency functionality.
• Ensure Institutional Governance: Maintain PHI security with on-premises deployment and SOC 2 Type II compliance

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY: ROI in RADIOLOGY REPORTING SOFTWARE

The healthcare industry currently faces a compounding operational crisis: a 5% annual increase [MarketsandMarkets] in imaging study volume paired with a 3% decline in reimbursement [AuntMinnie]. As the number of radiologists and technologists fails to keep pace with demand, departments must transition from manual report creation to automated, high-velocity workflows.

Adopting the Imorgon Enterprise Standard provides a quantifiable return on investment by eliminating manual data entry and mitigating the clinical risks associated with transcription errors.

Workflow Metric	Impact of Automated Reporting
Sonographer productivity	Average 2 minutes saved per exam via DICOM SR and Worksheets
Radiologist effeciency	1-2 minutes saved per report; 40% reduction in measurement-intensive exams [Dr Steven Horii, SIIM ]
Quality	Elimination of the 4.23% “significant” error rate in voice recognition [Irish Journal of Medical Science] Reduce report
Referrer Satisfaction	Reduce the 40% dissatisfaction rate [Radiology] by providing structured reports.

Clinical Risks Mitigated by Automation

Beyond productivity gains, automation addresses critical systemic failures in traditional reporting workflows:

• Diagnostic Accuracy: Structured reporting helps mitigate the 5% diagnostic error rate by ensuring comprehensive documentation through standardized checklists and worksheets.
• Consultative Value: By automating the “mechanics” of report generation, radiologists can focus on addressing the specific clinical questions that 40% of referring physicians find currently lacking in unstructured reports.
• Transcription Integrity: Automated data transfer eliminates 4.23% of studies with significant or very significant errors caused by voice-recognition errors in clinical numbers.

ULTRASOUND STRUCTURED REPORTING SOFTWARE and DICOM SR

Increasing structured data through DICOM SR and Worksheets are two ways to improve the productivity and quality of your reports [Structured Reporting Deep Dive].

DICOM SR

Automatically transferring measurements taken by sonographers or technologists and inserting or “merging” them into Nuance PowerScribe, Fluency, or other reporting applications immediately improves data accuracy. This software also ensures consistency across units (mm vs. cm), precision (x.xx vs. x.x), and maximum/minimum/average values.

The ability to automatically transfer measurements has existed for nearly a decade. Imorgon is differentiated by handling more data sources than competitors and ensuring the transfer of all measurements through a smart engine that improves DICOM SR data structure parsing.

ULTRASOUND WORKSHEETS: QUALITATIVE DATA AND INTEGRATED DECISION SUPPORT

Most Radiology departments generate reports by reading ultrasound worksheets from PACS or cryptic notes. Even after transferring measurement data, more than 50% of the findings (fields) in a report must be populated. [Imorgon Research].

Web forms are an intuitive reporting technology replacing traditional worksheets.

• Serve as checklists and training tools.
• Improve operations by ensuring comprehensive studies and complete ultrasound documentation, regardless of staff experience or the use of travelers.
• Provide more thorough documentation with fewer clicks today.

Imorgon ultrasound structured reporting system web forms also include:

• Configurable and conditional text generation.
• Automatic prefetch of prior reports and measurements.
• Integrated clinical decision-support systems.
• Intregration into Epic EHR

The importance of these features for achieving productivity and quality benefits is discussed in detail [3 things to make your Life Better].

Imorgon’s Report Accelerator improves the manual reporting process by providing a simple reporting solution for measurement transfer AND customized web-based ultrasound structured reporting templates. When implemented, a radiologist opens a draft report for review.

ULTRASOUND READING and PACS

Multi-modality viewing stations continue to provide an inflexible, suboptimal ultrasound review experience. Imorgon View is a dedicated ultrasound imaging software that displays ultrasound images and clips in acquisition order, with clips automatically playing. Many physicians discuss capturing and reviewing clips to convey ultrasound information accurately [Dr. Roy Filly Dr. Ann Podrasky]. Imorgon continues to innovate with a new release that provides hanging protocols to filter and review exams by protocol step. Lastly, for those who teach ultrasound, Imorgon has unparalleled teaching files that enable saving, anonymizing, and exporting unique studies.

Of course, Imorgon seamlessly integrates with your existing PACS workstations, including automatically launching Imorgon when you select an ultrasound exam from the worklist.

Sonographer QC Workstation

Large ultrasound departments need the ability to quickly ‘fix’ studies with fewer steps and time than IT support tickets. Sonographers love the Sonographer QC Workstation, which enables them to correct exam details, such as patient and study information; split or merge studies; delete images; add or edit annotations; and make measurements. A QC workstation is key to efficient workflow in a large department.

ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION

Imorgon eliminates fragmented, specialty-specific reporting applications. By integrating with Epic EHR, our platform enables a seamless workflow that automatically opens the correct clinical worksheet without requiring additional applications for customers. The architecture supports any modality that generates standard formats—including DEXA, CT, MR, and AI—ensuring that not only ultrasound reporting but all modalities benefit from automation.

GOVERNANCE

Imorgon utilizes an on-premises deployment model to mitigate risks inherent in multi-tenant cloud storage and external data exposure. This architecture ensures that all Protected Health Information (PHI) remains under the physical and logical control of the healthcare institution, fulfilling sovereignty requirements.

Our commitment to operational security is verified by SOC 2 Type II certification (pending), an independent audit that validates the ongoing effectiveness of our security and privacy protocols over a sustained period, exceeding baseline HIPAA requirements.

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