title: The radiology digital dashboard: effects on report turnaround time.
abstract: As radiology departments transition to near-complete digital information management, work flows and their supporting informatics infrastructure are becoming increasingly complex. Digital dashboards can integrate separate computerized information systems and summarize key work flow metrics in real time to facilitate informed decision making. A PACS-integrated digital dashboard function designed to alert radiologists to their unsigned report queue status, coupled with an actionable link to the report signing application, resulted in a 24% reduction in the time between transcription and report finalization. The dashboard was well received by radiologists who reported high usage for signing reports. Further research is needed to identify and evaluate other potentially useful work flow metrics for inclusion in a radiology clinical dashboard.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology Informatics, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. mbmrad@gmail.com
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Barton F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Branstetter
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lionetti
authors.forename: Jeremy S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012984:Software; D013997:Time Factors; D000078329:Workforce