For many years, structured reporting has been a goal in radiology to enhance report quality 1. However, clinical practice results have been inconsistent, with varying opinions on structured reporting’s impact on productivity and quality. TLDR: This article shares my experiences with structured reporting implementations. I use ‘levels’ of structured reporting to demonstrate why some…
Crazy times with innovations like the large language model (LLM) ChatGPT recently passed the Radiology Board Exams. Additionally, some of the most cited articles in Radiology in 2023 involve ChatGPT [Radiology Link]. However, my research finds most Radiologists are not utilizing reporting automation ‘innovations’ for structured reporting available for many years in ultrasound reporting software. This article…
All feel the relentless pressure to improve efficiency and quality in their jobs. Diagnostic Radiology seems particularly affected by increasing volumes and decreasing reimbursement. Most estimates predict ultrasound volume to grow at more than 5% annually [MarketsandMarkets]. Additionally, Radiology again will suffer decreased reimbursement as the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 3%…
Introduction Radiologists face various challenges, including the need for greater efficiency and quality in reporting. Implementing structured reporting is widely recognized as a means to improve communication and enhance satisfaction for BOTH referring clinicians and radiologists [1 Radiology 2011]. However, due to the current shortage of radiologists and the increasing volume of imaging studies,…
Roy A. Filly, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, of Surgery, and of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco. Ultrasound is a unique imaging modality due to the variability of image acquisition. Unlike other modalities where images are acquired linearly with fixed slices in a predictable order, ultrasound…
Maximizing Ultrasound Reading: Reading Dynamic Clips in Acquisition Order Ann Podrasky, M.D., Radiology Associates of South Florida, Baptist Health South Florida. As changes in the Radiology landscape are brought on by both healthcare reform and radiation dose minimization efforts, departments will experience an escalation in the volume of ultrasound studies with an even greater…
Ultrasound reporting time significantly reduced with DICOM SR Implementing DICOM SR yields a significant improvement in dictation times over conventional ultrasound reporting, according to Dr Steven Horii from the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Dr Horii presented at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting. He showed that using DICOM SR from…
In today’s changing era of healthcare reform, hospitals and private radiology practices are facing greater pressure to increase throughput and improve overall departmental efficiency, while continuing to provide high quality patient care and maintain diagnostic accuracy. As such, the implementation of productivity enhancing processes is on the rise. The use of speech recognition technology…