TABLE 2.
Adherence to Policy for Communication of Critical Test Results for All Results Communicated Using Alert Notification of Critical Results (ANCR) System
| Year | Total No. of Radiology Reports | Red-Level Alerts | Orange-Level Alerts | Yellow-Level Alerts | Total No. of ANCR Alerts (% of Total) | Total % of Reports Adherent to Policya | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (% of Total) | % Adherent to Policy | No. (% of Total) | % Adherent to Policy | No. (% of Total) | % Adherent to Policy | ||||
| 2010 | 363,332 | 178 (0.1) | 96.1 | 1819 (0.5) | 92.5 | 5846 (1.6) | 89.8 | 7843 (2.2) | 90.7 |
| 2011 | 382,983 | 542 (0.1) | 97.2 | 9816 (2.6) | 97.6 | 18,126 (4.7) | 98.0 | 28,484 (7.4) | 97.9 |
| 2012 | 388,721 | 278 (0.1) | 98.6 | 10,176 (2.6) | 96.9 | 21,202 (5.5) | 98.7 | 31,656 (8.1) | 98.1 |
| 2013 | 403,023 | 298 (0.1) | 96.0 | 8582 (2.1) | 94.9 | 24,540 (6.1) | 98.0 | 33,420 (8.3) | 97.9 |
| Total | 1,538,059 | 1296 (0.1) | 97.4 | 30,393 (2.0) | 96.9 | 69,714 (4.5) | 97.3 | 101,403 (6.6) | 97.1 |
a
Chi-square trend test, p < 0.0001.