Implementation and Impact of a Comprehensive Radiology Report Categorization System on Communication of Important Results

Effective communication of important imaging results is critical to patient care but difficult to accomplish efficiently. To improve communication at their institution, the authors introduced a radiology report categorization system (RADCAT) that organizes diagnostic imaging reports and uses automated communication systems. The study objectives were to (1) describe RADCAT ’s design, (2) evaluate its implementation for appropriate imaging, and (3) evaluate the communication of important, nonurgent results with recommended follow-up.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - August 18, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Eric L. Tung, Elizabeth H. Dibble, Gaurav Jindal, Jonathan S. Movson, David W. Swenson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research