What You Should Know:
– Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft Company, announced significant advancements in its efforts to empower radiologists with the latest generative AI capabilities.
– At RSNA23, the company unveiled PowerScribe Smart Impression, a revolutionary AI-powered solution that streamlines workflows, accelerates reporting, and enhances efficiency for radiologists amidst growing staffing shortages and clinician burnout.
PowerScribe Smart Impression: Enhancing Reporting Efficiency
PowerScribe Smart Impression is already delivering substantial efficiency gains for users at health systems and radiology practices across the country. Users commend the natural and accurate wording of draft impressions and how it enhances their speed of interpretation, saving up to a minute per read, which quickly accumulates over the course of 30-40 cases each day.
Addressing Radiologist Burnout and Staffing Challenges
Physician burnout and radiology staff shortages have become a pressing concern in the healthcare industry, underscoring the urgent need for scalable and practical solutions to alleviate cognitive burden and improve process efficiency amidst rising demand for diagnostic imaging. The Medscape 2023 Physician Burnout & Depression Report revealed that 54% of radiologists experience burnout, up from 49% in 2022. Up to 44% report that burnout has a strong or severe impact on their lives and well-being. The recent 2023 American Society of Radiologic Technologists Staffing and Workplace Survey found that vacancy rates exceeding 18% are at a 20-year high.
“Just as we have done with our Dragon Medical portfolio of clinical documentation solutions including the new Dragon® Ambient eXperience™ (DAX™) Copilot, Nuance and Microsoft are accelerating the development of generative AI-powered capabilities for radiology starting with PowerScribe Smart Impression,” said Calum Cunningham, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Diagnostic Imaging at Nuance. “It advances the state of the art of radiology reporting and empowers radiologists with fully integrated tools that can produce meaningful improvements in radiology reporting efficiency and physician satisfaction without changes to the platform users have relied on for decades.”
