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1hour median report turnaround (from 24)
After speech recognition was introduced at a 150-bed community hospital, the median radiology report turnaround fell from 24 hours to 1 hour.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Median and 80th and 95th percentile report TATs decreased multiple-fold between the preimplementation and postimplementation periods (median, from 24 to 1 hour; 80th percentile, from 60 to 10 hours; 95th percentile, from 165 to 33 hours; P < .0001).”
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
- Measured over five months before and five months after the software was introduced. Turnaround is the time from report to signing.
- What it does not show
- One community hospital with no training program. A before and after design, so other changes may contribute.