Improving Triage of After-Hours Radiology Examinations Through Worklist Unification

Workflow optimization is important for the success of any organization, including a radiology department [1,2]. Computerized worklists were first envisioned in the early days of PACS [3,4] to optimize the segments of the departmental workflow involving image interpretation. Radiologist workflow during daytime hours is often segmented by criteria such as subspecialty, modality, or hospital site and is distributed across multiple radiologists via corresponding worklists. After hours, fewer radiologists usually cover the same number of modalities, clinical specialties, body parts, and hospitals.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - March 2, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Chintan Shah, Tessa S. Cook, Po-Hao Chen, Steven Hyland, Ryan Heavener, Charles E. Kahn, Mary H. Scanlon Tags: Case studies in clinical practice management Source Type: research