{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4390778807","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7","title":"Integrated Automatic Examination Assignment Reduces Radiologist Interruptions: A 2-Year Cohort Study of 232,022 Examinations","display_name":"Integrated Automatic Examination Assignment Reduces Radiologist Interruptions: A 2-Year Cohort Study of 232,022 Examinations","publication_year":2024,"publication_date":"2024-01-09","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4390778807","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7","pmid":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38343207"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7","pdf_url":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4393920007","display_name":"Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine","issn_l":"2948-2925","issn":["2948-2925","2948-2933"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","pubmed"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"hybrid","oa_url":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7.pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005276086","display_name":"Wyanne Law","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0810-2901"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1334819555","display_name":"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center","ror":"https://ror.org/02yrq0923","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Wyanne Law","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0810-2901","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5012759418","display_name":"Admir Terzi\u0107","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1334819555","display_name":"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center","ror":"https://ror.org/02yrq0923","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Admir Terzic","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5050994304","display_name":"Joshua Chaim","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9413-7507"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1334819555","display_name":"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center","ror":"https://ror.org/02yrq0923","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Joshua Chaim","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5045094375","display_name":"Joseph P. Erinjeri","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1876-727X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1334819555","display_name":"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center","ror":"https://ror.org/02yrq0923","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Joseph P. Erinjeri","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5021013894","display_name":"Hedvig Hricak","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2240-9694"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1334819555","display_name":"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center","ror":"https://ror.org/02yrq0923","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hedvig Hricak","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5002973886","display_name":"Hebert Alberto Vargas","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1169-133X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1334819555","display_name":"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center","ror":"https://ror.org/02yrq0923","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hebert Alberto Vargas","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA","Department of Radiology, Oncologic Imaging Division, NYU Langone, New York, NY, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Oncologic Imaging Division, NYU Langone, New York, NY, USA","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5011964941","display_name":"Anton S. Becker","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8372-6496"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1334819555","display_name":"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center","ror":"https://ror.org/02yrq0923","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210086933","display_name":"NYU Langone Health","ror":"https://ror.org/005dvqh91","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210086933"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Anton S. Becker","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. Anton.Becker@nyulangone.org","Department of Radiology, Oncologic Imaging Division, NYU Langone, New York, NY, USA. Anton.Becker@nyulangone.org","Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. Anton.Becker@nyulangone.org","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Oncologic Imaging Division, NYU Langone, New York, NY, USA. Anton.Becker@nyulangone.org","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210086933"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5011964941"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1334819555","https://openalex.org/I4210086933"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.0327,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":3,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.74718966,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":94,"max":97},"biblio":{"volume":"37","issue":"1","first_page":"25","last_page":"30"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11894","display_name":"Radiology practices and education","score":0.9997000098228455,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2741","display_name":"Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11894","display_name":"Radiology practices and education","score":0.9997000098228455,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2741","display_name":"Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11773","display_name":"Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization","score":0.9948999881744385,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3604","display_name":"Emergency Medical Services"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12918","display_name":"Healthcare Systems and Technology","score":0.9904000163078308,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1407","display_name":"Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/medicine","display_name":"Medicine","score":0.7812240123748779},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/workflow","display_name":"Workflow","score":0.7019733190536499},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/turnaround-time","display_name":"Turnaround time","score":0.6294952630996704},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cohort","display_name":"Cohort","score":0.594632625579834},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/radiology-information-systems","display_name":"Radiology information systems","score":0.5735344886779785},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/retrospective-cohort-study","display_name":"Retrospective cohort study","score":0.5167702436447144},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/medical-physics","display_name":"Medical physics","score":0.41706812381744385},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/emergency-medicine","display_name":"Emergency medicine","score":0.39323166012763977},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/radiology","display_name":"Radiology","score":0.38011831045150757},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/surgery","display_name":"Surgery","score":0.20511561632156372},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/database","display_name":"Database","score":0.2027704417705536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/internal-medicine","display_name":"Internal medicine","score":0.1799454689025879},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.1620221734046936}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.7812240123748779},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C177212765","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q627335","display_name":"Workflow","level":2,"score":0.7019733190536499},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C176553487","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7855819","display_name":"Turnaround time","level":2,"score":0.6294952630996704},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C72563966","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1303415","display_name":"Cohort","level":2,"score":0.594632625579834},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2989540662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1418000","display_name":"Radiology information systems","level":2,"score":0.5735344886779785},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C167135981","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2146302","display_name":"Retrospective cohort study","level":2,"score":0.5167702436447144},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19527891","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1120908","display_name":"Medical physics","level":1,"score":0.41706812381744385},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C194828623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2861470","display_name":"Emergency medicine","level":1,"score":0.39323166012763977},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126838900","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77604","display_name":"Radiology","level":1,"score":0.38011831045150757},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C141071460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40821","display_name":"Surgery","level":1,"score":0.20511561632156372},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77088390","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8513","display_name":"Database","level":1,"score":0.2027704417705536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126322002","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11180","display_name":"Internal medicine","level":1,"score":0.1799454689025879},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.1620221734046936},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7","pdf_url":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4393920007","display_name":"Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine","issn_l":"2948-2925","issn":["2948-2925","2948-2933"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmid:38343207","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38343207","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of imaging informatics in medicine","raw_type":null},{"id":"pmh:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:10976913","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/10976913","pdf_url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10976913/pdf/10278_2023_Article_917.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764455111","display_name":"PubMed Central","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"J Imaging Inform Med","raw_type":"Text"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7","pdf_url":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10278-023-00917-7.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4393920007","display_name":"Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine","issn_l":"2948-2925","issn":["2948-2925","2948-2933"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G1514215252","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"P30 CA008748","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320332161","funder_display_name":"National Institutes of Health"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G4102770861","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"CA008748","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320337351","funder_display_name":"National Cancer Institute"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5110314844","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"P30 CA008748","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320337351","funder_display_name":"National Cancer Institute"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5315559105","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"P30 CA008748","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320337376","funder_display_name":"NIH Clinical Center"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320332161","display_name":"National Institutes of Health","ror":"https://ror.org/01cwqze88"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320337351","display_name":"National Cancer Institute","ror":"https://ror.org/040gcmg81"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320337376","display_name":"NIH Clinical Center","ror":"https://ror.org/04vfsmv21"}],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4390778807.pdf"},"referenced_works_count":12,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1201184826","https://openalex.org/W2009633475","https://openalex.org/W2027334864","https://openalex.org/W2092193796","https://openalex.org/W2536386176","https://openalex.org/W2807693986","https://openalex.org/W3100962952","https://openalex.org/W3135667021","https://openalex.org/W4286438171","https://openalex.org/W4295031676","https://openalex.org/W4382794359","https://openalex.org/W6627961366"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2613195858","https://openalex.org/W3165089339","https://openalex.org/W2591256908","https://openalex.org/W2006507300","https://openalex.org/W2024376402","https://openalex.org/W4285227254","https://openalex.org/W2989438442","https://openalex.org/W1984420825","https://openalex.org/W2017770199","https://openalex.org/W2023777890"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Abstract":[0],"Radiology":[1],"departments":[2],"face":[3],"challenges":[4],"in":[5,13,37,102,111,192],"delivering":[6],"timely":[7],"and":[8,52,69,75,142,178,212],"accurate":[9],"imaging":[10],"reports,":[11],"especially":[12],"high-volume,":[14],"subspecialized":[15],"settings.":[16],"In":[17],"this":[18,95],"retrospective":[19],"cohort":[20],"study":[21],"at":[22],"a":[23,48,56,99,107],"tertiary":[24],"cancer":[25],"center,":[26],"we":[27],"assessed":[28],"the":[29,65,112,117,160,195],"efficacy":[30],"of":[31,114,194],"an":[32,90],"Automatic":[33],"Assignment":[34],"System":[35],"(AAS)":[36],"improving":[38],"radiology":[39,121],"workflow":[40,210],"efficiency":[41],"by":[42,127,152,170,179],"analyzing":[43],"232,022":[44],"CT":[45,78,103],"examinations":[46,79],"over":[47],"12-month":[49],"period":[50],"post-implementation":[51],"compared":[53],"it":[54],"to":[55,72,80,132,156],"historical":[57],"control":[58],"period.":[59],"The":[60],"AAS":[61,96,206],"was":[62,150,167,198],"integrated":[63],"with":[64,89,106,184],"hospital-wide":[66],"scheduling":[67],"system":[68],"set":[70],"up":[71],"automatically":[73],"prioritize":[74],"distribute":[76],"unreported":[77],"available":[81,115],"radiologists":[82],"based":[83],"on":[84],"upcoming":[85],"patient":[86,188],"appointments,":[87],"coupled":[88,105],"email":[91],"notification":[92],"system.":[93],"Following":[94],"implementation,":[97],"despite":[98],"9%":[100],"rise":[101],"volume,":[104],"concurrent":[108],"8%":[109],"increase":[110],"number":[113],"radiologists,":[116],"mean":[118,161],"daily":[119],"urgent":[120],"report":[122],"requests":[123],"(URR)":[124],"significantly":[125,168],"decreased":[126],"60%":[128],"(25":[129],"\u00b1":[130,134],"12":[131],"10":[133],"5,":[135],"t":[136],"=":[137],"-17.6,":[138],"p":[139],"<":[140],"0.001),":[141],"URR":[143],"during":[144],"peak":[145],"days":[146],"(95":[147],"th":[148],"quantile)":[149],"reduced":[151,169],"52.2%":[153],"from":[154],"46":[155],"22":[157],"requests.":[158],"Additionally,":[159],"turnaround":[162],"time":[163,190],"(TAT)":[164],"for":[165,173,182],"reporting":[166,214],"440":[171],"min":[172,181],"patients":[174],"without":[175],"immediate":[176],"appointments":[177],"86":[180],"those":[183],"same-day":[185],"appointments.":[186],"Lastly,":[187],"waiting":[189],"sampled":[191],"one":[193],"outpatient":[196],"clinics":[197],"not":[199],"negatively":[200],"affected.":[201],"These":[202],"results":[203],"demonstrate":[204],"that":[205],"can":[207],"substantially":[208],"decrease":[209],"interruptions":[211],"improve":[213],"efficiency.":[215]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-07-02T09:51:11.867554","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}