Nuance today announced the industry’s first integrated computer-assisted reporting solution at the point of clinical documentation for radiologists, PowerScribe 360® Reporting version 3.0. The solution uses the Nuance PowerShare Network’s cloud technology to push updated clinical guidelines from the American College of Radiology (ACR) directly to radiologists as they’re reviewing imaging procedures and making diagnostic decisions. By automatically triggering clinical decision support, the solution helps to reduce diagnosis time and provides radiologists with the certainty needed to deliver consistent, evidence-based recommendations more efficiently.
Coupled with quality check tools, PowerScribe preserves radiologists’ natural workflow, and provides referring physicians and patients with more consistent recommendations following an exam. Nuance PowerScribe 360 Reporting 3.0 was tested in advance of its release by Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, as well as The Mount Sinai Hospital -Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount SinaiRoosevelt in NewYork, and is now available for the broader radiology community.
Bringing Quality Guidance to the Radiologist
Radiology generalists review up to 100 imaging procedures per day; however, recommendations for follow-up imaging vary widely between radiologists especially with incidental findings seen on patient images outside the primary reason a test was ordered. While nationally-accepted guidelines have been available to radiologists from industry associations, such as the ACR, until now, their use was limited because radiologists lacked a real-time interactive knowledge aid or means to incorporate guidelines into clinical documentation where and when the information was needed.
PowerScribe 360 Reporting 3.0 brings this real-time quality guidance into the radiologists’ workflow by using the Nuance PowerShare Network’s cloud technology to push updated clinical guidelines from the ACR to radiologists, automatically triggering clinical decision support when they are creating reports. This reduces diagnosis time and provides radiologists with the certainty needed to deliver consistent, evidence-based recommendations more efficiently.
Additional New PowerScribe 360 Reporting 3.0 Features include:
– Streamlined longitudinal viewing – PowerScribe 360 facilitates the communication and tracking of changes in patient data, such as characteristics of lesions and tumors over time, and supports presentation of patient radiation dosing through easy-to-use tables;
– Improved access to prior studies – Leveraging Nuance’s PowerShare Network™, rapid access to images from prior studies improves patient care and reduces unnecessary and redundant exams;
– Expedited report version comparisons – New report comparison enables quick and easy identification of changes between subsequent versions of radiology reports, which improves resident training and allows administrators to easily assess report quality;
– Award-winning speech recognition – Incorporates the Nuance Dragon Medical speech recognition engine, delivering unsurpassed speech accuracy of up to 99 percent.
PowerScribe 360 Reporting version 3.0 is available immediately to new clients or those interested in upgrading to this latest version. To request a demo, visit the PowerScribe 360 webpage for more information.
“Having all of the recommendations embedded into PowerScribe adds tremendous value, and has the potential to dramatically improve radiology reports across the country,” said Terence Matalon, MD, chairman of the department of radiology, Einstein Healthcare Network. “The ease of inserting evidence-based guidelines into clinical documentation is unique in the marketplace, yielding a more consistent report based on patient outcomes. Having such guidelines one click away is a game changer and extremely helpful in managing and justifying decision making for patient care.”
