Peer Review

Peer Review is a built-in feature in PowerScribe One that helps radiology departments meet American College of Radiology (ACR) accreditation requirements. It supports both manual and automatic peer review workflows and enables ongoing quality assurance and improvement in clinical interpretation.

Note

Peer Review can be used as a standalone feature or optionally configured to integrate with the ACR eRADPEER portal.

Types of Peer Review

Manual Peer Review

You can initiate a manual peer review of prior reports from either the Explorer screen or the Report Editor.

Start a Peer Review from the Explorer screen

  1. Check the box next to the exam you'd like to peer review from the results grid.
  2. Select Peer Review.

Peer Review from the Report Editor

  1. With a report open, select the Prior Reports tab at the bottom of the screen.
  2. Review the prior report.
  3. Select Peer Review above the report preview.

Note

  • Peer Review is available only for reports dictated by a different provider.
  • If configured, the PACS dropdown option allows users to launch images for the selected study in the integrated PACS system.

Automatic Peer Review

If configured by your administrator, PowerScribe One can automatically prompt you to complete a peer review when all of the following conditions are met:

  • A prior report exists for the same patient at the same site.
  • The prior report has the same modality and anatomy, or a related modality and/or anatomy if an exact match is not available.
  • The modality is not disabled in the site’s Peer Review settings.
  • The prior report was dictated and signed by a different radiologist.
  • The prior report is not older than the site’s maximum age setting for peer-reviewed reports (default is 12 years).
  • The prior report has not already been peer reviewed.

Review, rate and complete a Peer Review

Review and rate the report

  1. Review the report content.

  2. Assign a rating from 1 to 3:

    • 1 indicates you Concur with the interpretation.
    • 3 indicates a Discrepancy in interpretation.

  3. Ratings 2 and 3 include an a or b designation:

    • a indicates Unlikely to be clinically significant.
    • b indicates Likely to be clinically significant.
      • Select the Likely to be clinically significant checkbox when applicable.

Note

Administrators can customize the Peer Review rating scale and descriptions in the Admin Portal.

Complete the Peer Review

  1. Select the appropriate rating button.
  2. If required by your site configuration, enter a brief explanation in the Comments field.
  3. Select OK to complete the Peer Review.