Imaging Prioritization Agent
Prioritizes radiology worklists by acuity, STAT status, and clinical context to accelerate critical reads.
Radiology worklists ordered purely by arrival time can delay critical diagnoses such as stroke, PE, or unexpected findings on inpatient studies
STAT flags are overused, clinical context is buried in free-text, and ED/OR urgency competes with routine outpatient backlog
Without intelligent prioritization, turnaround for the sickest patients suffers
The Imaging Prioritization Agent reorders worklists by acuity, STAT status, and clinical context so critical reads are accelerated without starving other queues
The agent continuously scores unread studies using order priority, modality, clinical indication, care setting, and optional AI triage signals. It re-ranks radiologist worklists, escalates time-critical studies, and balances subspecialty assignments while tracking SLA compliance.
Ingest Unread Study Queue
- Pull RIS/PACS worklist of unread and preliminary studies
- Capture modality, body region, order priority, and ordering location
- Extract clinical indication and relevant prior reports
Score Acuity and Clinical Urgency
- Weight STAT/ASAP flags, stroke/PE protocols, and ED/OR origin
- Incorporate clinical context keywords and problem list risk
- Apply optional AI worklist triage scores for critical findings suspicion
Re-Rank Radiologist Worklists
- Assign studies to subspecialty-appropriate readers
- Reorder queues by acuity while preserving fairness rules
- Surface aging studies that risk SLA breach
Escalate and Monitor Turnaround
- Alert on approaching or breached critical TATs
- Notify ED/ICU when critical preliminary or final reads are available
- Report priority accuracy and turnaround by acuity tier