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24fold improvement in median turnaround
The authors describe a 24-fold improvement in the median radiology report turnaround after speech recognition was introduced.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The implementation of SRS was associated with 24-fold improvement in the median radiology report TAT in a community hospital setting with no radiology trainees.”
Implementation of speech recognition in a community-based radiology practice: effect on report turnaround times, Luciano M. Prevedello et al., Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2014.
Open the original (DOI 10.1016/j.jacr.2013.07.008)- What it measures
- The 24-fold figure is the authors' summary of the median turnaround change in the same study.
- What it does not show
- Association in one hospital, not a general rule for every practice.