If you're a radiologist, you already know the drill: you open a study, the case opens in the dictation software, and you brace yourself for the usual headaches.

Here are the five most common pain points we hear from radiologists every day:

1) Voice recognition errors that change meaning

The classic: "No fracture is seen" becomes "Fracture is seen"—or vice versa. One dropped word can flip a report entirely and create serious liability.

2) Everything is manual

You still have to dictate or copy-paste the history, prior study comparisons, impressions and recommendations yourself. No automation.

3) No automatic proofreading

You are constantly shifting your gaze from the images to the report to make sure the dictation software is getting everything you say correctly. Still, medical syntax errors, incorrect punctuation (: vs. colon, anyone?), highly inconsistent formatting, and general transcription mistakes slip through. You catch them on final review—or worse, someone else does.

4) Desktop-only software with constant updates

IT pushes mandatory updates that break things, force restarts, or require admin rights. Working from home or on a laptop becomes a nightmare.

5) Time drain and burnout

What should take seconds often takes 3–5 minutes. Over 150+ studies a day, that adds hours of drudgery and contributes heavily to the 40–50% of time radiologists spend on non-interpretive tasks.

Sound familiar?

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We built Prism to solve these exact problems. Our augmented reporting provides:

  • Superior voice recognition
  • Real-time proofreading with automatic error correction
  • Auto-populates history, comparisons, and normal findings
  • Automatically formats your findings into structured reports—no need to tab through fields
  • Automatically generates impressions and recommendations based on your findings
  • Fully cloud-based—instant updates, no downloads
  • Advanced practice dashboards for leadership

Radiologists using Prism typically report 40–50% faster with significantly reduced cognitive load.