Best Reporting Software Accelerator | Best Ultrasound Reporting Software
Structured Reporting efforts have yet to improve quality and efficiency [Unique way to improve quality & productivity]. The number of studies continues to increase, but the number of radiologists and technologists does not. This ultimately puts pressure on patient care. Our reporting software accelerator bridges this gap, ensuring efficient and high-quality reporting.
To draft comprehensive reports efficiently, a reporting software accelerator, especially an ultrasound reporting system, must perform several functions well. [Deep dive into improved productivity with worksheets]. These functions include:
- Reliable measurement transfer from modalities
- Sophisticated ultrasound worksheets for complete ultrasound information
- Merging measurement data and Findings into the Radiology reporting package
The following sections discuss these subjects and how to achieve time savings. The video below is a case study showing how one site has used Imorgon for daily operations for many years.
MEASUREMENTS, DATA TRANSFER, and DICOM SR
Improving reporting efficiency starts with accurate data transfer into the reporting package to avoid dictating or re-entering values. A software application converts DICOM SR files and ‘merges’ them into the Radiologist’s reporting template. If everything works, a Radiologist never dictates measurements again.
DICOM SR (structured reporting) is a file created by the modality for exchanging measurement data. Though similar in name, it differs from a Radiology structured report.
Beyond parsing and sending measurements to the reporting system, the most common function is formatting data. Vendors use different units (cm vs. mm), precision (x.xx vs. x.x), or labeling. An interesting conversion for one ultrasound vendor requires converting shear wave stiffness measurements from mmHg to kPa or m/s. Most data transfer applications handle different units, precisions, and labeling. Unfortunately, data transfer with many solutions does not work perfectly.
SMALLEST THINGS
There are numerous examples of subtle problems. Here are a couple of examples:
- One ultrasound system allows measuring a bile duct through the abdominal 2D measurement package OR the abdominal Doppler measurement package. However, the measurement is recorded in a different DICOM SR section – as though it was a different measurement!
- Another ultrasound manufacturer, in a new release, changed their Doppler DICOM SR data structure, causing all Doppler measurements to stop transferring.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Sonographers love that Imorgon fetches measurements from prior studies. Imorgon also automatically calculates volumes and interval growth values from prior measurements.
Beyond an ultrasound framework, Imorgon supports any modality that creates structured data formats, such as CSV and XML files.
Imorgon Report Accelerator has a smart engine for all DICOM SR peculiarities from vendors, ensuring complete measurement transfer every time. Our professional services work with you for a full and flawless implementation. Robust functionality in measurement transfer is an absolute minimum for Reporting Software.
ULTRASOUND REPORTING SOFTWARE: WORKSHEETS AND TEMPLATES
Imorgon’s customizable ultrasound reporting software with electronic worksheets improve report structure by eliminating the ultrasound practice of unstructured notes and handwritten worksheets.
An Imorgon study found that qualitative information in worksheets is half of the Radiologist’s findings [Link:50% of fields]. There are a number of impacts for effortlessly creating comprehensive studies, including:
- Simple web forms as intuitive reporting technology for fewer clicks
- Specific instructions, or a checklist, and training tool for newer employees, travelers, or off-hour employees, ensuring the completeness of exams to medical guidelines
- Integrated clinical decision support such as TI-RADS and O-RADS leads to fewer steps [Link: Deep Dive].
- Access to prior reports also leads to fewer steps.
- Drawings/illustrations with automatic measurements
- Beyond competitive products’ simple 1:1 output text, Conditional text generation enables more detailed documentation [Link: Deep Dive].
- Comment fields for abnormal observations or diagnostic comments
- Easy access and efficient workflows with Epic integration
Imorgon improves the reporting sonographers’ speed and clinical content by directly transferring qualitative findings into radiologists’ formal reports.
This illustration below shows both measurement and qualitative data transferred into a Powerscribe Report.
ULTRASOUND REPORTING SOFTWARE / QC WORKSTATION
Sonographer QC workstations enable quick ‘fixing’ of studies. Existing PACS systems lack many of these capabilities and this eliminates tedious and time-consuming IT support tickets. In such practice, a QC workstation enables departments efficient image management, including:
- Correct patient identification and procedural description
- Correct mislabeled ultrasound images
- Make additional measurements
- Delete images
- Extract images from clips
- Split or merge studies
CONCLUSION: QUALITY REPORTS IN LESS TIME
In summary, enterprise ultrasound reporting software features robust DICOM SR measurement transfer and sophisticated ultrasound report worksheets. This is crucial in enhancing Radiology reporting efficiency, reducing sonographer effort, improving referring clinician satisfaction, and ultimately advancing clinical care.
Imorgon provides the most comprehensive functionality, customization to your unique needs, effortless integration with our expertise, and 24×7 reliable support. Despite short-term considerations or your viewpoint today, Imorgon will yield the highest ROI of any software investment this year.