Method and apparatus for generating a radiologist quality assurance scorecard

A computer system for generating a quality assurance score, comprising:

• at least one memory containing at least one program comprising the steps of:
• obtaining and storing information on a patient, in at least one patient profile, in at least one database of a client computer or a server computer of a computer system;
• displaying, on a display, at least one image from an imaging exam stored with said at least one patient profile;
• receiving and storing in said at least one database, an image quality evaluation of said imaging exam by a user;
• providing a survey of a predetermined list of questions to a predetermined group of respondents, including said user, whom includes at least a technologist and a radiologist, via an electronic communication mechanism;
• receiving and storing responses to said predetermined list of questions, in said at least one database, including said responses on at least said image quality evaluation, from said predetermined group of respondents;
• determining a diagnostic accuracy of at least one of said predetermined group of respondents by analyzing said responses using said computer system, including said responses on at least said image quality evaluation, along with said at least one patient profile;
• and
• generating a quantifiable quality assurance score using said computer system, indicating a measure of quality assurance compliance of at least one of said predetermined group of respondents, wherein said quality assurance score includes a time response calculated by said computer system, of at least a time taken by said respondent radiologist from receipt to review of said imaging examination, and at least a time taken in reviewing said imaging exam by said respondent radiologist;
• and
• a processor for running said program.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for generating a quality assurance scorecard, comprising:

• obtaining and storing information on a patient, in at least one patient profile, in at least one database of a client computer or a server computer of a computer system;
• displaying, on a display, at least one image from an imaging exam stored with said at least one patient profile;
• receiving and storing in said at least one database, an image quality evaluation of said imaging exam by a user;
• providing a survey of a predetermined list of questions to a predetermined group of respondents, including said user, whom includes at least a technologist and a radiologist, via an electronic communication mechanism;
• receiving and storing responses to said predetermined list of questions, in said at least one database, including said responses on at least said image quality evaluation, from said predetermined group of respondents;
• determining a diagnostic accuracy of at least one of said predetermined group of respondents by analyzing said responses using said computer system, including said responses on at least said image quality evaluation, along with said at least one patient profile;
• and
• generating a quantifiable quality assurance score using said computer system, indicating a measure of quality assurance compliance of at least one of said predetermined group of respondents, wherein said quality assurance score includes a time response calculated by said computer system, of at least a time taken by said respondent radiologist from receipt to review of said imaging examination, and at least a time taken in reviewing said imaging exam by said respondent radiologist.