title: State of structured reporting in radiology, a survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To survey North American radiologists on current practices in structured reporting and language.
  
  
  METHODS
  An e-mail invitation was sent to the Association of University Radiologists membership (comprising 910 members) to participate in an online survey that addressed development, use, and experience of structured reporting, language, and imaging classification or reporting systems and personal dictation styles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 910 members e-mailed, 265 (29.1%) responded, 90.6% of whom were from academic teaching hospitals. There were no significant differences in responses based on group size or region of practice. Of all the respondents, 51.3% come from groups that developed structured reporting for at least half of their reports and only 10.9% for none. A significantly fewer 13% of respondents used rigid unmodifiable structures or checklists rather than adaptable outlines; 59.5% respondents report being satisfied or very satisfied with their structured reports, whereas a significantly fewer 13% report being dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. Structured reports were reportedly significantly more likely to be required, appreciated, and to decrease errors in departments using many structured reports compared to groups with less widespread use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most academic radiology departments are using or experimenting with structured reports. Although radiologist satisfaction with standardization is significant, there are strong opinions about their limitations and value. Our survey suggests that North American radiologists are invested in exploring structured reporting and will hopefully inform future study on how we define a standard report and how much we can centralize this process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian, Columbia Campus, 622 West 168th St, PB1-301, New York, NY 10032. Electronic address: dkp9003@nyp.org.
authors.forename: Daniel K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel 10 Nathan D Perlman, Pl, New York, NY 10003.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Silberzweig
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012660:Semantics; D014481:United States
keywords: Structured reporting; national standards; reporting systems; reporting templates; standardized language