A recent talk delivered during the Montage User Group Meeting on October 10 at the University City Science Center in Philadelphia highlighted how the use of actionable data can drive radiologists’ performance. In a session titled, “Analytics and Radiologists: Opportunities and Challenges,” Patrick Browning, MD, chief emeritus of the Division of Medical Imaging at Sutter Health in Sacramento, Calif, discussed how incorporating open analytics into the practice led to a 31% increase in radiologist productivity. The changes occurred alongside increased satisfaction and with no increase in hours.
“The results obtained by Dr. Browning demonstrate clear return on investment in providing access to actionable performance metrics,” said William Boonn, MD, president of Montage Healthcare Solutions. “Once the tools are in place to access and visualize your data, opportunities for performance improvements become clearly evident. In today’s evolving healthcare environment, data-driven management is critical in providing competitive advantages in the marketplace while providing the highest quality of care to patients.”
During his talk, Browning explained that access to data analytics has traditionally been reserved for administrators, while radiologists have remained leery of performance metrics. To be effective, he argued, data must be accurate as well as actionable. In the case of Sutter Health, the Montage team partnered with radiologists to establish an action plan and ensure that data remained accessible. Within 8 days of providing initial data, the group saw a 31% increase in productivity.
“It is necessary to turn data into information,” Browning said. “Montage Search and Analytics provided us with access to the underlying information in the data.”
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