AI-powered actionable findings in radiology

“Actionable findings in radiology” are imaging observations—often incidental—that require timely communication to the referring clinician because they may significantly influence patient care. According to the ACR Actionable Reporting Work Group, these are defined as findings that require special communication with the ordering provider, tailored by urgency and patient context. National Library of Medicine

The ACR, in partnership with the ACEP, emphasizes that addressing actionable incidental findings (AIFs) is a system-level responsibility, not something that depends solely on individuals. The best practice framework includes structured report elements, robust communication channels (both to clinicians and patients), and active follow-up systems to ensure findings don't fall through the cracks. American College of Emergency Physicians

Moreover, ACR–ACR recommendations underscore four key components for managing actionable findings:

1. Report Structure: Clarity in language, including recommended follow-up interval and modality.
2. Communication Pathways: Multi-channel alerts to clinicians—and, when appropriate, to patients.
3. Follow-Up Tracking: Systems to monitor scheduled vs. completed follow-up; flag missed or unscheduled exams.
4. Systemic Accountability: Institutional processes and workflows that define roles—whether radiology, ordering physicians, navigators, or primary care—in “closing the loop.” American College of Radiology

Implementing such structured approaches significantly improves consistency. Well-designed workflows ensure that findings are not only documented but are actively tracked, followed through, and communicated in ways that reflect clinical realities, reduce risk, and reinforce patient and provider trust.

Actionloop by Radloop® is an AI-powered radiology workflow follow-up management tool designed to identify, track, and ensure follow-up on actionable findings in radiology.

It uses natural language processing to automatically extract radiologist recommendations from reports—especially for incidental findings that require follow-up.

Once identified, Actionloop:

• Facilitates communication between radiologists, referring clinicians, navigators, and schedulers
• Enables real-time tracking, status updates, and loop closure
• Helps reduce missed follow-ups, minimize risk, and recapture revenue

By automating this workflow, Actionloop supports compliance with ACR guidelines, strengthens team accountability, and eases the burden of manual follow-up tracking.

ACR Actionable Findings Guidelines

Actionloop delivers measurable benefits across both fee-for-service and value-based care models. It helps capture revenue by ensuring all radiology follow-up recommendations are identified and acted upon—boosting throughput and reducing leakage. Clinically, it minimizes missed follow-ups, enhances patient safety, and strengthens care team accountability.

Actionloop helps risk-bearing organizations avoid downstream costs by ensuring every actionable finding is tracked to completion. This reduces unnecessary admissions, supports population health management, and improves quality scores.

Actionloop reinforces timely follow-up for critical findings, enabling early intervention and reducing medico-legal risk from communication failures. It improves patient safety and outcome reliability.

Actionable findings often represent early signs of serious conditions. Without follow-up, they may lead to delayed diagnoses or legal exposure. Actionloop ensures consistent follow-up and documentation.

By automating recommendation tracking and loop closure, Actionloop supports compliance, enhances documentation quality, and contributes to MIPS performance and accreditation.

Radloop® uses NLP to automatically extract actionable findings in radiology from dictated reports, enabling seamless integration into the radiology workflow without additional steps.

Actionloop can automatically identify when a follow-up recommendation has already been fulfilled—such as through a recent ED or outpatient imaging study. By recognizing completed exams, it helps prevent redundant imaging, reduce unnecessary radiation exposure, and avoid duplicative testing. This protects patient safety and supports value-based care goals by minimizing avoidable costs and improving care coordination.

Loop closure is confirmed only after all recommendations are addressed. Clinicians and navigators can track, escalate, and resolve follow-ups collaboratively using the shared dashboard.

Yes. Radloop® auto-categorizes radiology follow-up recommendations and flags critical findings requiring direct provider communication per ACR guidelines.

Yes. Orders can be placed instantly via the Radloop® mobile app or integrated EMR connection, speeding up patient care.

Radloop® sends automatic notifications to ordering clinicians and relevant team members when a follow-up recommendation is detected, ensuring coordinated response.

Yes. Clinicians and care teams can collaborate inside Actionloop to manage follow-ups efficiently and ensure loop closure.

Absolutely. Actionloop supports structured incidental findings management through categorization, prioritization, and task assignment.

Yes. Radloop® is HIPAA-compliant and hosted on secure, SOC2-certified AWS infrastructure. Compliance has been verified by third-party audit.

Actionloop follows ACR and Joint Commission guidelines, ensuring critical findings are escalated appropriately and communication is logged.

While not a full MIPS solution, Actionloop supports radiology MIPS reporting indirectly by improving documentation, compliance, and safety metrics.

Yes. Radloop® integrates with EMRs to enhance visibility and workflow without disrupting existing systems.

Actionloop works on iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Internet Explorer for flexible, multi-device access.

No. Actionloop is a fully cloud-based solution with no on-premises setup required.

Setup can take as little as one week, with full implementation ranging up to three months. The process is light on IT resources.

Minimal. Most teams only need administrative access coordination. Radloop® handles onboarding and ongoing support.

Clinicians, navigators, and schedulers each have defined roles in managing follow-ups using a centralized dashboard.

Navigators can prioritize queues, send communications, track loop status, and drive closure through automated workflows.

Yes. Navigators can send personalized follow-up letters to patients or providers, improving communication and documentation.

Fixed Fee: Monthly fee based on volume. No Long-Term Contracts: Flexible commitment. No Overage Fees: No hidden costs.

No. There is no cost for ordering clinicians, helping drive adoption and clinician engagement.

No. While optimized for radiology, Actionloop can support any specialty or care team managing clinical follow-up workflows.