Purpose
These reports provide an efficient way to identify and further investigate exams with outlier turnaround times and to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data submitted to the registry. Regularly reviewing the data can help you correct data entry or submission problems early on and ensure the data your facility submits for quality measure reporting are of high quality.
How to Access
Log in to the NRDR portal, select GRID under Quality Improvement Registries, and under Interactive Reports, select Exam Search to access the report. Several help features are available:
The About this Report tab provides insight into the report's measures and filter use.
The information icons (blue circle) provide details about maximizing the report’s analysis capabilities and report download instructions.
The Help link opens a text overlay that provides explanations about the report's features
The Read about this report link opens a browser tab to this Knowledge Base article.
Report Features
Get started by selecting one or more Corporate Account, at least one corresponding Facility, and a time frame of interest using the Exam From - To filter.
Exam Search Tab
The report enables you to query exam data for one or more facilities using a variety of filters:
Modality, Physician NPI, CPT Code, and Study Name: Pinpoint areas to further explore using the filters' criteria.
Place of Service: Sort performance by Ambulatory, Inpatient, and ED care settings.
Number of Readers: View the impact on turnaround times of having more than one reader, e.g., a resident and attending physician.
Sort Exams by: View performance results sorted by date or turnaround time.
Turnaround (filter): Filter exams by the report turnaround time, in hours.
The sample report below shows performance results for x-ray wrist exams submitted in the last quarter of 2022. The turnaround time sliding filter is set between -0.3 and 72 hours. Hover over a value in the Turnaround Time (hrs.) column to see the details of the calculation, including the date the final report was signed.
The turnaround time filter is a useful way to identify exams with unusual values, such as very high turnaround times or negative times. The sample report to the left shows the table sorted by date. Turnaround times, in hours, are displayed both numerically and with a bar to help highlight larger values. The bar is light blue for positive turnaround times and red for negative values.
Note: Negative turnaround times highlighted in red likely indicate incorrect data.