Table 6 Comparison of radiology report turnaround time residents versus board-certified radiologists—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 | |
Residents | |||||||
1st signature | 17,037 | 18,109 | 36 | 37 | 85 | 86 | .013 (r = 0.01) |
Board-certified radiologists | |||||||
1st signature | 20,132 | 20,584 | 29 | 27 | 80 | 69 | < .001* (r = 0.05) |
2nd signature | 16,551 | 15,862 | 119 | 107 | 296 | 238 | < .001* (r = 0.06) |