Jeffrey S.K. Goh MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Ian Tsou, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

To demonstrate various levels of radiology reporting efficiency using digital dictation, speech recognition and keyboard macros.

Multiple radiologists who used either digital dictation, speech recognition or keyboard macros with self-editing were tracked and the turnaround times for creating and signing of reports analysed both for plain radiographs as well as advanced modalities while utilising an integrated PACS/RIS system.

Speech recognition as expected was faster than digital dictation, but the utilisation of keyboard macros and self-editing was faster during reporting of plain radiographs, which may form the majority of examinations performed in most radiology departments.The use of barcode scanner labels to input keyboard macros, while still being able to perform speech recognition on the same report, proved the fastest and most efficient method of report generation with the shortest turnaround time.

Use of barcode scanned labels for rapid input of keyboard macros, while still allowing access to speech recognition for radiology reporting, showed improvements in report turnaround times compared with any of the other methods we evaluated.

Goh, J, Tsou, I, Improving Radiology Report Turnaround Times: Is Speech Recognition the Last Word?.  Radiological Society of North America 2004 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28 - December 3, 2004 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2004/4409639.html