Search Tag: actionable findings
2021 23 Sep
An automated detection method can help clinicians identify overlooked actionable findings in radiology reports and avoid costly delays to patient care. Therefore, one University of Tokyo research team recently assessed four methods for flagging “actionable” results from free-text in reports from their radiology department. Their analysis compared...Read more
2014 12 Oct
The importance of communicating critical and incidental findings as soon as possible is not in dispute. The radiologist’s responsibility does not end with the report, and he/she has a duty to communicate findings to referring clinicians. As it is, failure to communicate appropriately is the second most common reason for malpractice actions against radiologists...Read more