Table 1.
Radiology reports
Reports | Cumulative (19 months) | Pre-intervention (4 months) | Post-intervention (15 months) | P value (pre/post) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of reports generated | 391,657 | 82,353 | 309,304 | |
Number of reports flagged by error detection algorithm | 826 (0.21 %) | 198 (0.24 %) | 628 (0.20 %) | 0.04 |
Laterality | 547 (0.14 %) | 124 (0.15 %) | 423 (0.14 %) | |
Gender mismatch | 279 (0.07 %) | 74 (0.09 %) | 205 (0.06 %) | |
Flagged reports that are positive for errors (true positives) | 401 (0.10 %) | 116 (0.14 %) | 285 (0.09 %) | <0.0001 |
Laterality | 141 (0.04 %) | 43 (0.05 %) | 98 (0.03 %) | |
Gender mismatch | 260 (0.07 %) | 73 (0.09 %) | 187 (0.07 %) | |
Confirmed errors that were ultimately corrected | 64 % (256/401) | 15 % (17/116) | 84 % (239/285) | <0.0001 |
Laterality error precision | 26 % (141/547) | 35 % (43/124) | 23 % (98/423) | |
Gender error precision | 93 % (260/279) | 99 % (73/74) | 91 % (187/205) |