How to Improve Emergency Department (ED) Radiology Turnaround Time in Hospitals Using Subspecialty Support
Emergency departments don’t have margin for error, and neither does radiology. I trained in emergency and pediatric imaging — I understand the pressure ED physicians are under when they’re waiting on a read for a trauma or a pediatric case at 2 a.m. Improving ED radiology turnaround time isn’t just an operational goal. It’s a patient safety issue, and hospitals need to treat it that way.