Peer Review Workflows

Peer review is an essential component of a comprehensive radiology department quality assurance program. The peer review workflow provides a useful mechanism for evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of radiologists’ reports. InteleViewer provides three types of peer review workflows for evaluating interpretations done by other radiologists. Your IntelePACS can be configured to use several peer review workflows providing greater efficiency and accuracy in the interpretation of reports.

InteleViewer provides the following types of peer review workflows:

Peer Review Workflow	Description
Ad-Hoc	Radiologists randomly select reports to peer review at any time. Peer reviews are not automatically flagged for review or automatically assigned to a suitable reviewing radiologist. Peer reviews do not count toward the radiologist's peer review performance objective.
Flagged	Recently relevant reports are automatically flagged for review when radiologists open orders for dictation. Peer reviews are randomized via an automated quota system that ensures an even distribution of evaluations across the entire IntelePACS installation. Ideal for historical or educational evaluation of prior reports. Peer reviews count toward the radiologist's peer review performance objectives. Your IntelePACS can be configured to support the flagged peer review workflow in a RIS-driven workflow. For more information, contact the Intelerad Technical SupportCenter.
Assigned	Recently dictated reports are automatically assigned to specific radiologists and appear in their Peer Review worklist. Reports are generally evaluated shortly after distribution and provide a close-to-real-time feedback loop with radiologists, facilitating peer review and measuring your IntelePACS installation performance. Ideal for a timely, interventionist approach that is effective in changing the course of patient care for clinically significant discrepancies. Peer reviews count toward the radiologist's peer review performance objectives.

Peer Review Workflow

Description

Ad-Hoc

Radiologists randomly select reports to peer review at any time.
Peer reviews are not automatically flagged for review or automatically assigned to a suitable reviewing radiologist.
Peer reviews do not count toward the radiologist's peer review performance objective.

Flagged

Recently relevant reports are automatically flagged for review when radiologists open orders for dictation.
Peer reviews are randomized via an automated quota system that ensures an even distribution of evaluations across the entire IntelePACS installation.
Ideal for historical or educational evaluation of prior reports.
Peer reviews count toward the radiologist's peer review performance objectives.

Your IntelePACS can be configured to support the flagged peer review workflow in a RIS-driven workflow. For more information, contact the Intelerad Technical SupportCenter.

Assigned

Recently dictated reports are automatically assigned to specific radiologists and appear in their Peer Review worklist.
Reports are generally evaluated shortly after distribution and provide a close-to-real-time feedback loop with radiologists, facilitating peer review and measuring your IntelePACS installation performance.
Ideal for a timely, interventionist approach that is effective in changing the course of patient care for clinically significant discrepancies.
Peer reviews count toward the radiologist's peer review performance objectives.