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From omission to excellence: Reducing the percentage of incomplete trainee reports by ensuring documentation of
Morgan P McBee1, Salvador Mendez1
1Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Radiology, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425.
Abstract:
The inclusion of comparison studies within radiology reports is an important, standard practice. Despite this, we identified that after-hours preliminary reports rendered by trainees within our institution often omitted reference to comparison studies for pediatric inpatient portable radiographs. We addressed this issue through a quality improvement project targeting pediatric radiographs. Key interventions included modifying the structured reports by removing default text in the comparison field, designating the comparison field as mandatory, and restructuring the report templates to remove extraneous information. We also initiated a targeted educational campaign. 392 reports before and 267 reports after intervention (total 732 reports) were evaluated to determine the number of reports lacking comparison information when comparisons were available. Following the interventions, there was a statistically significant decrease in incomplete reports from 12.5% to 6%. This project highlights the success of utilizing structured reporting to improve the quality of trainee reports.
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