title: Disruption of Radiologist Workflow.
abstract: The effect of disruptions has been studied extensively in surgery and emergency medicine, and a number of solutions-such as preoperative checklists-have been implemented to enforce the integrity of critical safety-related workflows. Disruptions of the highly complex and cognitively demanding workflow of modern clinical radiology have only recently attracted attention as a potential safety hazard. In this article, we describe the variety of disruptions that arise in the reading room environment, review approaches that other specialties have taken to mitigate workflow disruption, and suggest possible solutions for workflow improvement in radiology.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO. Electronic address: apkansagra@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Akash P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kansagra
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: John-Paul J
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D011871:Radiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D057188:Workflow; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration