Emrick Analytics · Leadership Decision Support

Radiology Patient Experience Dashboard

Illustrative planning data, 2020–2026







Executive Overview

Monitor satisfaction trajectory, response volume, and the principal operational signals that influence patient experience.

● Leadership view

Composite satisfaction90.4%↑ 1.3 pts versus prior year
Top-box experience82.9%Courtesy remains the leading domain
Survey responses4,012Sample size supports site-level review
Priority opportunity82.6%Results navigation is lowest-scoring

Composite satisfaction trend

Illustrative annual movement from 2020 through 2026.

2020–2026

82.420
84.121
85.322
86.823
88.224
89.125
90.426

Highest-leverage drivers

Actionable process signals for daily management.

93.3%

89.7%

84.9%

82.6%

A short wait can still generate dissatisfaction when the patient does not receive an explanation, revised expectation, or clear choice about next steps.

Modality Performance

Use modality-level variation to distinguish workflow problems from broad organizational experience patterns.

Current planning year

Modality Composite Median wait Dissatisfaction Status
MRI 89.1% 28 min 5.2% Watch
CT 91.4% 21 min 3.6% Strong
Mammography 92.6% 19 min 2.9% Strong
Ultrasound 90.8% 24 min 4.0% Stable
Radiography 88.3% 17 min 5.1% Watch
Nuclear medicine 87.6% 35 min 6.6% Priority
Leadership interpretation: MRI and nuclear medicine warrant targeted review of patient preparation, delay communication, comfort-pathway execution, and results-timeline education before considering broad patient-service campaigns.

Experience Domains

Domain scoring identifies the operational handoffs most likely to improve the total experience score.

Actionable detail

Patient journey domains

Current planning-year performance.

88.1%

84.9%

93.3%

89.7%

87.2%

82.6%

Equity lens

Check whether service reliability varies by patient group and location.

88.6%

90.7%

91.2%

90.5%

87.9%

Before attributing disparities to patient characteristics, validate access, travel burden, scheduling, communication channels, and site operating conditions.

Operational Drivers

Connect operational execution with what patients actually experience during the imaging encounter.

Daily management

On-time start rate90.1%Up from 82.0% in 2020
Median wait13 minDown from 24 minutes
Exam completion96.5%Comfort and prep workflow
Report TAT13.2 hSupports results expectations

Reliability checks

Use in morning huddles, daily site management, and weekly modality reviews.

76%

69%

83%

Management question

What would explain an acceptable metric with a poor patient rating?

Patient experience reflects more than elapsed time. A short queue without communication, a technically successful MRI without a comfort pathway, or a fast report without a results plan can all create avoidable dissatisfaction.

Pair every operational KPI with a patient-facing behavior and a defined service-recovery response.

Predictive Simulator

Test how practical workflow and communication improvements could influence experience outcomes. This is an illustrative scenario model, not a validated clinical prediction model.

Scenario only

Intervention assumptions

Adjust the controls to test a combined improvement scenario.

70%

Patients receiving a timely explanation and revised time estimate.

62%

Patients receiving a clear next step and reporting timeline.

65%

Appropriate screening, preference documentation, narration, and rescue process.

3 min

Reduction from the current planning-year median wait.

Modeled outcome

Transparent additive scenario calculation.

Projected composite satisfaction91.2%+0.8 points from selected baseline
Projected top-box experience83.6%Scenario-based, not a forecast guarantee
Projected dissatisfaction rate4.0%Lower is better

Voice of Patient

Qualitative comments should validate quantitative patterns and trigger immediate service-recovery activity where appropriate.

Comment themes

MRI · Staff courtesy · June 2026★★★★★

“The technologist explained each step and kept me informed throughout the examination.”

CT · Wait-time communication · June 2026★★★★☆

“The visit was efficient. A clearer update on the short delay would have made it excellent.”

Mammography · Comfort & privacy · May 2026★★★★★

“Professional, respectful, and very reassuring from start to finish.”

MRI · Results navigation · May 2026★★★☆☆

“The scan experience was good, but I did not know when to expect the results.”

Improvement Playbook

Select one accountable intervention at a time, define its operating behavior, and remeasure the effect after a short implementation cycle.

Owner-assigned

Use pre-arrival SMS, plain-language parking instructions, and a two-minute check-in standard for scheduled patients.

Adopt a 10-minute delay notification standard with ownership, a revised estimate, and a patient choice point.

Use a concise, modality-specific expectation script covering sequence, duration, noise or sensation, comfort options, and next steps.

At checkout, provide the expected reporting window, ordering-provider pathway, portal information, and an escalation contact for unanswered questions.
Implementation discipline: assign a single accountable owner, define a baseline, run a 30-day test, and specify the dashboard remeasurement rule before scaling any intervention.
Planning model only. Replace illustrative values with approved patient-survey, operational, quality, and financial data before using for formal performance reporting.