Lumbar MRI Reporting Efficiency for Trainees Over the Academic Year: An Opportunity for Improving Clinical Work flows in Academic Medical Centers

摘要

Purpose: Reporting efficiency is commonly used to measure performance and quality in diagnostic imaging. For academic centers, balancing the clinical demand for efficient reporting and educational obligation to trainees remains a major challenge. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of trainee education on reporting efficiency over the academic year (July to June) for a single diagnostic imaging examination type.