Radiology documentation, handled — so your radiologists can read.
Time-motion studies (JACR) show radiologists lose 30–40% of their day to non-interpretive work — and dictation alone burns 90+ minutes per radiologist per shift. Skrivent embeds a vetted team of medically trained documentation specialists into your existing PACS workflow — no integrations to install, no software to buy — so your radiologists read more, faster, with less fatigue.
- 96 min
- Lost daily to dictation per radiologist
- 30–50
- Additional studies/day per radiologist
- 6–7×
- Group ROI vs. Skrivent annual cost
The problem — and the recapture
Radiologists spend ~35% of their day not reading.
Peer-reviewed studies in JACR (Cabarrus et al., 2018; Yu et al., 2017) consistently show 30–40% of a radiologist's shift goes to non-interpretive work. Skrivent attacks the largest, most mechanical slice: dictation and reporting.
Where the time goes — 8-hour shift
- Active image interpretation60–65%
- Dictation & reporting15–20%
- Clinician communication8–12%
- Admin / EHR / IT5–10%
What Skrivent recaptures — per radiologist
- Dictation time recovered per radiologist / day
- 90–96 min
- Additional studies enabled / radiologist / day
- 30–50
- Annual capacity gain (studies / yr)
- 7,500–12,500
Group ROI — illustrative 5-radiologist practice
- Skrivent annual cost (5-radiologist practice)
- $200–300K
- Revenue recovered annually
- $1.3M–$2.2M
- Group ROI
- 6–7×
Revenue modeled at a conservative wRVU blended rate. Actual impact varies by subspecialty mix, contract structure, and current capacity.
Sources & how the numbers are derived
- Cabarrus M, et al. “Quantifying the Impact of Noninterpretive Tasks on Radiology Report Turn-Around Times.” Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2018.
Measures how non-interpretive tasks — dictation edits, communication, documentation — extend report turn-around. Anchors our claim that documentation is the largest mechanical drag on radiologist throughput.
- Yu J-PJ, et al. “Workflow Dynamics and the Imaging Value Chain: Quantifying the Effect of Designating a Nonimage-Interpretive Task Workflow.” Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2017.
Shows that offloading non-interpretive work to a dedicated workflow measurably increases interpretive throughput — the basis for our 30–50 additional studies / day and 6–7× ROI modeling.
- Hall J. “Rising Imaging Volume in Radiology: Current Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing the Issue.” Diagnostic Imaging, 2026.
Interviews with Drs. Del Gaizo, Galante, and Larson on the 110% rise in report turnaround times and the four levers practices have left: productivity tech, removing wasted time, intelligent case assignment, and teamwork — the playbook Skrivent is built around.
- D'Souza SL, Davis LC. “Current Perspectives on Radiology Workforce Issues and Potential Solutions.” Diagnostic Imaging, 2024.
Frames the U.S. radiology shortage and explicitly recommends workforce stratification — scribes, reading room assistants, and offloading documentation — to ward off burnout. The clinical case for what Skrivent delivers.
96 min lost / day
An 8-hour shift × ~20% dictation time ≈ 96 minutes. Range 90–96 min uses the 18–20% midpoint from the cited studies.
30–50 additional studies / day
Recovered minutes divided by typical 2–3 min average interpretation time for high-volume modalities (X-ray, CT, ultrasound) at standard productivity benchmarks.
7,500–12,500 studies / yr
Daily recapture × 250 working days, rounded to a conservative band per radiologist.
$1.3M–$2.2M recovered (5 rads)
Annual study recapture × average wRVUs per study × a conservative blended wRVU rate, across a 5-radiologist group. Actual results vary by subspecialty mix and contracts.
The volume crisis
Imaging volume is climbing faster than radiology can hire.
New research in the Journal of the American College of Radiology shows report turnaround times have more than doubled in a decade — with the steepest jump in just the last two years. Radiologist headcount has stayed flat. Something has to give, and most practices can't keep asking their people to absorb the gap.
- 110%
- Increase in radiology report turnaround times over the last decade
- 87%
- Of that increase concentrated in 2022 and 2023 alone
- 45%+
- Radiologists reporting burnout — 5th highest of any specialty
“Beyond adding capacity, the solution comes down to four general approaches: productivity-enhancing technology, minimizing wasted radiologist time and effort, intelligent assignment of cases, and effective teamwork.”
The four levers — and where Skrivent fits
Productivity-enhancing technology
Modern tooling that removes friction from the reading workflow — not just incremental dictation tweaks.
Skrivent: We pair documentation specialists with structured templates so reports come back read-ready, not raw.
Minimizing wasted radiologist time
Cut the micro-friction — clicks, drags, screen-switching, typing — that quietly consumes hours of every shift.
Skrivent: Skrivent absorbs the non-interpretive work entirely so radiologists stay on the images.
Intelligent case assignment
Route the right study to the right reader at the right time to keep worklists balanced.
Skrivent: Our team triages, prepares, and stages cases so radiologists open a queue that's already organized.
Effective teamwork
Distribute the work so radiologists aren't the only ones touching every step of the report.
Skrivent: Think of us as an extension of your group — a documentation team that scales with your volume.
“Removing burdens of answering phones, calling reports, completing documentation for billing, and other administrative tasks allows the radiologist to be more focused and efficient, decreases interruptions, and ultimately helps ward off burnout.”
Skrivent: This is exactly the workforce stratification the authors prescribe — non-interpretive documentation handled by a dedicated team so radiologists stay on the images.
Sources: Hall J. “Rising Imaging Volume in Radiology.” Diagnostic Imaging, 2026 · D'Souza SL, Davis LC. “Current Perspectives on Radiology Workforce Issues and Potential Solutions.” Diagnostic Imaging, 2024. Turnaround-time figure from Christensen EW, et al., JACR 2026. Mental-demand score from Harry E, et al., Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf, 2021.
Why Skrivent
A documentation partner, not another platform to learn.
We slot into the workflow your group already runs. Your radiologists keep doing what only they can do — interpret images and care for patients — while we handle the rest.
Give 20–30% of the day back
Documentation eats nearly a third of a radiologist's shift. Our team absorbs that work so your radiologists stay focused on images, not keyboards.
No PACS integration. No IT lift.
We work inside the PACS and tools you already use. No new software, no procurement cycle, no migration project — just a workflow built around your group.
Medically trained specialists
Our documentation specialists are medically trained and supervised by experienced radiologists, so structure, terminology, and detail land right the first time.
Around-the-clock coverage
A global team keeps your worklist moving overnight, on weekends, and through volume spikes — without burning out your in-house staff.
How it works
From study to signed report, smoothly.
A four-step process designed around the realities of a busy reading room.
- 01
Map your workflow
We sit with your team to understand how studies move through your PACS today — no integrations, no rip-and-replace.
- 02
Document
Our medically trained specialists prepare structured documentation inside the workflow you already use, ready for the radiologist.
- 03
QA
Every output passes through tiered review with measurable accuracy metrics before it reaches the radiologist.
- 04
Read & sign
Your radiologist focuses on interpretation, reviews the documentation, and signs — typically in a fraction of the usual time.
Quality & security
Built on the standards your group is already held to.
Accuracy isn't a marketing line — it's a metric we track, share, and improve on every engagement.
- Documentation specialists are medically trained and overseen by experienced radiologists.
- Continuous accuracy scoring against the final signed report, surfaced to your group.
- Tiered QA and structured feedback loops so quality compounds engagement after engagement.
- HIPAA-aligned infrastructure, BAA on request, and least-privilege data handling — entirely inside your PACS.
Request a pilot.
Tell us about your group and we'll put together a tailored pilot — usually live within two weeks. A real person responds within one business day.
- Discovery call to scope subspecialty mix and volume
- Sandbox integration with your PACS or secure handoff
- Measurable accuracy and turnaround metrics from day one