Table 2 Comparison of radiology report turnaround time by modalities (all hospitals) —04 September 2017–22 December 2017 vs. 03 September 2018–21 December 2018
From: Subspecialized radiological reporting reduces radiology report turnaround time
Number | Median [min] | 80th percentile [min] | p value (r value) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | |
MRI | |||||||
1st signature | 8122 | 8839 | 45 | 55 | 124 | 112 | < .001* (r = 0.09) |
2nd signature | 3837 | 4581 | 206 | 163 | 1051 | 401 | < .001* (r = 0.09) |
CT | |||||||
1st signature | 9058 | 9758 | 35 | 41 | 78 | 90 | < .001* (r = 0.09) |
2nd signature | 4547 | 4688 | 87 | 110 | 168 | 214 | < .001* (r = 0.15) |
Conventional radiographs | |||||||
1st signature | 20,067 | 20,157 | 27 | 20 | 71 | 51 | < .001* (r = 0.14) |
2nd signature | 8248 | 6698 | 117 | 77 | 278 | 171 | < .001* (r = 0.21) |